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#BF2E4E

#bf2e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2e4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.92% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 346.76°, with 61.18% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #2ebf9f

Split complementary

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #2ebf57
  3. #2e96bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2e96
  2. #bf2e4e
  3. #bf572e

Triadic

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #4ebf2e
  3. #2e4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #bf9f2e
  3. #2ebf9f
  4. #2e4ebf

Square

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #96bf2e
  3. #2ebf9f
  4. #572ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #44101c
  2. #811f35
  3. #bf2e4e
  4. #d9617b
  5. #e89eae

Shades

#bf2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #ac2946
  3. #99253e
  4. #862037
  5. #731c2f
  6. #601727
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #c54360
  3. #cc5871
  4. #d26d83
  5. #d98295
  6. #df97a7
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ecc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2e4e
  2. #b93653
  3. #b23e58
  4. #ac475d
  5. #a64f62
  6. #a05767
  7. #995f6c
  8. #936771
  9. #8d7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93565e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56544e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b724a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca1744 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2e4e {
  color: #bf2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf2e4e {
  background-color: #bf2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2e4e, #bf572e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.04 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.23 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.60 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.68 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.23 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.45 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.67 #40d1b1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf2e4e  rgb(191, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 61%, 46%)  Brick Red
#2ebf9f  rgb(46, 191, 159)  hsl(167, 61%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebf2e  rgb(78, 191, 46)  hsl(107, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ebf  rgb(46, 78, 191)  hsl(227, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire