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#BF172B

#bf172b ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf172b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 77.49% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 352.86°, 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #bf172b
  2. #17bfab

Split complementary

  1. #bf172b
  2. #17bf57
  3. #177fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf177f
  2. #bf172b
  3. #bf5717

Triadic

  1. #bf172b
  2. #2bbf17
  3. #172bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf172b
  2. #bfab17
  3. #17bfab
  4. #172bbf

Square

  1. #bf172b
  2. #7fbf17
  3. #17bfab
  4. #5717bf

Monochromatic

  1. #36070c
  2. #7b0f1c
  3. #bf172b
  4. #e73b50
  5. #f07f8d

Shades

#bf172b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf172b
  2. #ac1527
  3. #991222
  4. #86101e
  5. #730e1a
  6. #600c16
  7. #4c0911
  8. #39070d
  9. #260509
  10. #130204
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf172b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf172b
  2. #c52e40
  3. #cc4555
  4. #d25d6b
  5. #d97480
  6. #df8b95
  7. #e5a2aa
  8. #ecb9bf
  9. #f2d1d5
  10. #f9e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf172b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf172b
  2. #b92234
  3. #b22c3c
  4. #ac3745
  5. #a6414d
  6. #a04c56
  7. #99565e
  8. #936167
  9. #8d6b6f
  10. #867678
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524a2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3c2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5727 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf172b {
  color: #bf172b;
}
Background
.bg-bf172b {
  background-color: #bf172b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf172b {
  border: 2px solid #bf172b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf172b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 23 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf172b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf172b, #bf5717);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf172b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 23 43 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.55 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.72 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.14 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.51 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.60 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.74 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.74 #40e8d4 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bf172b  rgb(191, 23, 43)  hsl(353, 79%, 42%)  Firebrick
#17bfab  rgb(23, 191, 171)  hsl(173, 79%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#2bbf17  rgb(43, 191, 23)  hsl(113, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#172bbf  rgb(23, 43, 191)  hsl(233, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue