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#BF171E

#bf171e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf171e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.02% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 84.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 357.5°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1178

Complementary

  1. #bf171e
  2. #17bfb8

Split complementary

  1. #bf171e
  2. #17bf64
  3. #1772bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1772
  2. #bf171e
  3. #bf6417

Triadic

  1. #bf171e
  2. #1ebf17
  3. #171ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf171e
  2. #bfb817
  3. #17bfb8
  4. #171ebf

Square

  1. #bf171e
  2. #72bf17
  3. #17bfb8
  4. #6417bf

Monochromatic

  1. #360709
  2. #7b0f13
  3. #bf171e
  4. #e73b42
  5. #f07f84

Shades

#bf171e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf171e
  2. #ac151b
  3. #991218
  4. #861015
  5. #730e12
  6. #600c0f
  7. #4c090c
  8. #390709
  9. #260506
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf171e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf171e
  2. #c52e35
  3. #cc454b
  4. #d25d62
  5. #d97478
  6. #df8b8f
  7. #e5a2a5
  8. #ecb9bc
  9. #f2d1d2
  10. #f9e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf171e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf171e
  2. #b92228
  3. #b22c32
  4. #ac373b
  5. #a64145
  6. #a04c4f
  7. #995659
  8. #936163
  9. #8d6b6c
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534a1b ≈ 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-bf171e {
  color: #bf171e;
}
Background
.bg-bf171e {
  background-color: #bf171e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf171e {
  border: 2px solid #bf171e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf171e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 23 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf171e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf171e, #bf6417);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf171e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 23 30 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.29 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.41 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.05 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.74 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.36 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.43 #40e8e1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf171e  rgb(191, 23, 30)  hsl(358, 79%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#17bfb8  rgb(23, 191, 184)  hsl(178, 79%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#1ebf17  rgb(30, 191, 23)  hsl(118, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#171ebf  rgb(23, 30, 191)  hsl(238, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue