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#BF070C

#bf070c ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf070c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 2.75% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.34% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 358.37°, with 92.93% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.1125

Complementary

  1. #bf070c
  2. #07bfba

Split complementary

  1. #bf070c
  2. #07bf5e
  3. #0768bf

Analogous

  1. #bf0768
  2. #bf070c
  3. #bf5e07

Triadic

  1. #bf070c
  2. #0cbf07
  3. #070cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf070c
  2. #bfba07
  3. #07bfba
  4. #070cbf

Square

  1. #bf070c
  2. #68bf07
  3. #07bfba
  4. #5e07bf

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0203
  2. #750407
  3. #bf070c
  4. #f71c22
  5. #f9666a

Shades

#bf070c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf070c
  2. #ac060b
  3. #99060a
  4. #860508
  5. #730407
  6. #600406
  7. #4c0305
  8. #390204
  9. #260102
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf070c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf070c
  2. #c52024
  3. #cc393d
  4. #d25155
  5. #d96a6d
  6. #df8386
  7. #e59c9e
  8. #ecb5b6
  9. #f2cdce
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf070c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf070c
  2. #b91318
  3. #b21f23
  4. #ac2b2f
  5. #a6373a
  6. #a04446
  7. #995052
  8. #935c5d
  9. #8d6869
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504606 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3708 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf070c {
  color: #bf070c;
}
Background
.bg-bf070c {
  background-color: #bf070c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf070c {
  border: 2px solid #bf070c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf070c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 7 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 93% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf070c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf070c, #bf5e07);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf070c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 7 12 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.23 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.21 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.33 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.41 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.60 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.61 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.91 #40f8f3 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf070c  rgb(191, 7, 12)  hsl(358, 93%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#07bfba  rgb(7, 191, 186)  hsl(178, 93%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0cbf07  rgb(12, 191, 7)  hsl(118, 93%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#070cbf  rgb(7, 12, 191)  hsl(238, 93%, 39%)  Medium Blue