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#BF142A

#bf142a ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf142a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 7.84% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.53% magenta, 78.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 352.28°, with 81.04% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.1174

Complementary

  1. #bf142a
  2. #14bfa9

Split complementary

  1. #bf142a
  2. #14bf53
  3. #147fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf147f
  2. #bf142a
  3. #bf5314

Triadic

  1. #bf142a
  2. #2abf14
  3. #142abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf142a
  2. #bfa914
  3. #14bfa9
  4. #142abf

Square

  1. #bf142a
  2. #7fbf14
  3. #14bfa9
  4. #5314bf

Monochromatic

  1. #34050c
  2. #7a0d1b
  3. #bf142a
  4. #ea364d
  5. #f17b8a

Shades

#bf142a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf142a
  2. #ac1226
  3. #991022
  4. #860e1d
  5. #730c19
  6. #600a15
  7. #4c0811
  8. #39060d
  9. #260408
  10. #130204
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf142a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf142a
  2. #c52c3f
  3. #cc4355
  4. #d25b6a
  5. #d9727f
  6. #df8a95
  7. #e5a1aa
  8. #ecb9bf
  9. #f2d0d4
  10. #f9e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf142a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf142a
  2. #b91f33
  3. #b22a3b
  4. #ac3444
  5. #a63f4c
  6. #a04a55
  7. #99555e
  8. #936066
  9. #8d6a6f
  10. #867577
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514929 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3b29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf142a {
  color: #bf142a;
}
Background
.bg-bf142a {
  background-color: #bf142a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf142a {
  border: 2px solid #bf142a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf142a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 20 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf142a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf142a, #bf5314);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf142a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 20 42 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.22 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.41 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.60 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.72 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.72 #40ebd5 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bf142a  rgb(191, 20, 42)  hsl(352, 81%, 41%)  Firebrick
#14bfa9  rgb(20, 191, 169)  hsl(172, 81%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#2abf14  rgb(42, 191, 20)  hsl(112, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#142abf  rgb(20, 42, 191)  hsl(232, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue