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#BF321E

#bf321e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf321e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.82% magenta, 84.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 7.45°, with 72.85% saturation and 43.33% 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 3.59.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1345

Complementary

  1. #bf321e
  2. #1eabbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf321e
  2. #1ebf82
  3. #1e5bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf1e5b
  2. #bf321e
  3. #bf821e

Triadic

  1. #bf321e
  2. #1ebf32
  3. #321ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf321e
  2. #abbf1e
  3. #1eabbf
  4. #321ebf

Square

  1. #bf321e
  2. #5bbf1e
  3. #1eabbf
  4. #821ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0f09
  2. #7d2114
  3. #bf321e
  4. #e25b47
  5. #ed9689

Shades

#bf321e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf321e
  2. #ac2d1b
  3. #992818
  4. #862315
  5. #731e12
  6. #60190f
  7. #4c140c
  8. #390f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf321e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf321e
  2. #c54735
  3. #cc5b4b
  4. #d27062
  5. #d98478
  6. #df998f
  7. #e5ada5
  8. #ecc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f9ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf321e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf321e
  2. #b93a28
  3. #b24232
  4. #ac493b
  5. #a65145
  6. #a0594f
  7. #996159
  8. #936963
  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 #925653 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d531a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807216 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f481b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1429 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf321e {
  color: #bf321e;
}
Background
.bg-bf321e {
  background-color: #bf321e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf321e {
  border: 2px solid #bf321e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf321e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 50 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf321e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf321e, #bf821e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf321e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 50 30 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.59 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.46 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.49 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.04 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.36 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.56 #40cde1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf321e  rgb(191, 50, 30)  hsl(7, 73%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1eabbf  rgb(30, 171, 191)  hsl(187, 73%, 43%)  Cadet Blue
#1ebf32  rgb(30, 191, 50)  hsl(127, 73%, 43%)  Lime Green
#321ebf  rgb(50, 30, 191)  hsl(247, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue