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#BF161E

#bf161e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf161e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 8.63% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.48% magenta, 84.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 357.16°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1174

Complementary

  1. #bf161e
  2. #16bfb7

Split complementary

  1. #bf161e
  2. #16bf62
  3. #1672bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1672
  2. #bf161e
  3. #bf6216

Triadic

  1. #bf161e
  2. #1ebf16
  3. #161ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf161e
  2. #bfb716
  3. #16bfb7
  4. #161ebf

Square

  1. #bf161e
  2. #72bf16
  3. #16bfb7
  4. #6216bf

Monochromatic

  1. #360608
  2. #7a0e13
  3. #bf161e
  4. #e83942
  5. #f07e83

Shades

#bf161e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf161e
  2. #ac141b
  3. #991218
  4. #860f15
  5. #730d12
  6. #600b0f
  7. #4c090c
  8. #390709
  9. #260406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf161e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf161e
  2. #c52d35
  3. #cc454b
  4. #d25c62
  5. #d97378
  6. #df8b8f
  7. #e5a2a5
  8. #ecb9bc
  9. #f2d0d2
  10. #f9e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf161e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf161e
  2. #b92128
  3. #b22b32
  4. #ac363b
  5. #a64045
  6. #a04b4f
  7. #995659
  8. #936063
  9. #8d6b6c
  10. #867576
  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 #904d4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52491b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3b1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf161e {
  color: #bf161e;
}
Background
.bg-bf161e {
  background-color: #bf161e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf161e {
  border: 2px solid #bf161e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf161e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 22 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf161e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf161e, #bf6216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf161e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 22 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.29 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.35 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.39 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.76 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.39 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.39 #40e9e1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bf161e  rgb(191, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 79%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#16bfb7  rgb(22, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 79%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#1ebf16  rgb(30, 191, 22)  hsl(117, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#161ebf  rgb(22, 30, 191)  hsl(237, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue