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#BF321C

#bf321c ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf321c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 19.61% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.82% magenta, 85.34% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 8.1°, with 74.43% saturation and 42.94% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.1344

Complementary

  1. #bf321c
  2. #1ca9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf321c
  2. #1cbf84
  3. #1c57bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1c57
  2. #bf321c
  3. #bf841c

Triadic

  1. #bf321c
  2. #1cbf32
  3. #321cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf321c
  2. #a9bf1c
  3. #1ca9bf
  4. #321cbf

Square

  1. #bf321c
  2. #57bf1c
  3. #1ca9bf
  4. #841cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f08
  2. #7c2112
  3. #bf321c
  4. #e45944
  5. #ed9587

Shades

#bf321c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf321c
  2. #ac2d19
  3. #992816
  4. #862314
  5. #731e11
  6. #60190e
  7. #4c140b
  8. #390f08
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf321c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf321c
  2. #c54733
  3. #cc5b49
  4. #d27060
  5. #d98477
  6. #df998e
  7. #e5ada4
  8. #ecc2bb
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f9ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf321c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf321c
  2. #b93a26
  3. #b24230
  4. #ac493a
  5. #a65144
  6. #a0594e
  7. #996158
  8. #936962
  9. #8d706c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925652 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807213 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4819 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1428 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf321c {
  color: #bf321c;
}
Background
.bg-bf321c {
  background-color: #bf321c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf321c {
  border: 2px solid #bf321c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf321c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 50 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf321c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf321c, #bf841c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf321c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 50 28 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.79 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.30 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.44 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.67 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.96 #40cde3 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf321c  rgb(191, 50, 28)  hsl(8, 74%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1ca9bf  rgb(28, 169, 191)  hsl(188, 74%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1cbf32  rgb(28, 191, 50)  hsl(128, 74%, 43%)  Lime Green
#321cbf  rgb(50, 28, 191)  hsl(248, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue