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#BF2F4E

#bf2f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.39% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 347.08°, with 60.5% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #2fbfa0

Split complementary

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #2fbf58
  3. #2f96bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2f96
  2. #bf2f4e
  3. #bf582f

Triadic

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #4ebf2f
  3. #2f4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #bfa02f
  3. #2fbfa0
  4. #2f4ebf

Square

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #96bf2f
  3. #2fbfa0
  4. #582fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #44111c
  2. #822035
  3. #bf2f4e
  4. #d8627c
  5. #e8a0af

Shades

#bf2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #ac2a46
  3. #99263e
  4. #862137
  5. #731c2f
  6. #601827
  7. #4c131f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #c54460
  3. #cc5971
  4. #d26d83
  5. #d98295
  6. #df97a7
  7. #e5acb8
  8. #ecc1ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2f4e
  2. #b93753
  3. #b23f58
  4. #ac475d
  5. #a64f62
  6. #a05867
  7. #99606c
  8. #936871
  9. #8d7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 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 #8d484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5e4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca1944 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2f4e {
  color: #bf2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf2f4e {
  background-color: #bf2f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2f4e, #bf582f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.89 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.16 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.62 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.68 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.20 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.53 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.57 #40d0b1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf2f4e  rgb(191, 47, 78)  hsl(347, 61%, 47%)  Brick Red
#2fbfa0  rgb(47, 191, 160)  hsl(167, 61%, 47%)  Mint
#4ebf2f  rgb(78, 191, 47)  hsl(107, 61%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2f4ebf  rgb(47, 78, 191)  hsl(227, 61%, 47%)  Sapphire