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#BF2E16

#bf2e16 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2e16 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 18.04% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.92% magenta, 88.48% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 8.52°, 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #16a7bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #16bf82
  3. #1652bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1652
  2. #bf2e16
  3. #bf8216

Triadic

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #16bf2e
  3. #2e16bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #a7bf16
  3. #16a7bf
  4. #2e16bf

Square

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #52bf16
  3. #16a7bf
  4. #8216bf

Monochromatic

  1. #360d06
  2. #7a1d0e
  3. #bf2e16
  4. #e85239
  5. #f08e7e

Shades

#bf2e16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #ac2914
  3. #992512
  4. #86200f
  5. #731c0d
  6. #60170b
  7. #4c1209
  8. #390e07
  9. #260904
  10. #130502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2e16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #c5432d
  3. #cc5845
  4. #d26d5c
  5. #d98273
  6. #df978b
  7. #e5aba2
  8. #ecc0b9
  9. #f2d5d0
  10. #f9eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2e16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2e16
  2. #b93621
  3. #b23e2b
  4. #ac4736
  5. #a64f40
  6. #a0574b
  7. #995f56
  8. #936760
  9. #8d706b
  10. #867875
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925451 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5110 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7109 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4512 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5d0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0824 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2e16 {
  color: #bf2e16;
}
Background
.bg-bf2e16 {
  background-color: #bf2e16;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2e16 {
  border: 2px solid #bf2e16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2e16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 46 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2e16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2e16, #bf8216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2e16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 46 22 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.79 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.20 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.33 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.66 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.79 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.91 #40d1e9 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf2e16  rgb(191, 46, 22)  hsl(9, 79%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#16a7bf  rgb(22, 167, 191)  hsl(189, 79%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#16bf2e  rgb(22, 191, 46)  hsl(129, 79%, 42%)  Lime Green
#2e16bf  rgb(46, 22, 191)  hsl(249, 79%, 42%)  Medium Blue