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#BF080E

#bf080e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf080e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 3.14% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.81% magenta, 92.67% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 358.03°, with 91.96% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.1128

Complementary

  1. #bf080e
  2. #08bfb9

Split complementary

  1. #bf080e
  2. #08bf5d
  3. #086abf

Analogous

  1. #bf086a
  2. #bf080e
  3. #bf5d08

Triadic

  1. #bf080e
  2. #0ebf08
  3. #080ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf080e
  2. #bfb908
  3. #08bfb9
  4. #080ebf

Square

  1. #bf080e
  2. #6abf08
  3. #08bfb9
  4. #5d08bf

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0203
  2. #760509
  3. #bf080e
  4. #f61e25
  5. #f9676c

Shades

#bf080e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf080e
  2. #ac070d
  3. #99060b
  4. #86060a
  5. #730508
  6. #600407
  7. #4c0306
  8. #390204
  9. #260203
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf080e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf080e
  2. #c52126
  3. #cc393e
  4. #d25256
  5. #d96b6e
  6. #df8487
  7. #e59c9f
  8. #ecb5b7
  9. #f2cecf
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf080e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf080e
  2. #b91419
  3. #b22025
  4. #ac2c30
  5. #a6383c
  6. #a04447
  7. #995052
  8. #935c5e
  9. #8d6869
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504608 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b370b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5402 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0010 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf080e {
  color: #bf080e;
}
Background
.bg-bf080e {
  background-color: #bf080e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf080e {
  border: 2px solid #bf080e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf080e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 8 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf080e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf080e, #bf5d08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf080e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 8 14 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.06 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.00 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.08 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.40 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.52 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.72 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.68 #40f7f1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf080e  rgb(191, 8, 14)  hsl(358, 92%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#08bfb9  rgb(8, 191, 185)  hsl(178, 92%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0ebf08  rgb(14, 191, 8)  hsl(118, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#080ebf  rgb(8, 14, 191)  hsl(238, 92%, 39%)  Medium Blue