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#BF3750

#bf3750 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf3750 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.57% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.2% magenta, 58.12% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 348.97°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #bf3750
  2. #37bfa6

Split complementary

  1. #bf3750
  2. #37bf62
  3. #3794bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3794
  2. #bf3750
  3. #bf6237

Triadic

  1. #bf3750
  2. #50bf37
  3. #3750bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3750
  2. #bfa637
  3. #37bfa6
  4. #3750bf

Square

  1. #bf3750
  2. #94bf37
  3. #37bfa6
  4. #6237bf

Monochromatic

  1. #48151e
  2. #842637
  3. #bf3750
  4. #d56d80
  5. #e6a9b4

Shades

#bf3750 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3750
  2. #ac3248
  3. #992c40
  4. #862738
  5. #732130
  6. #601c28
  7. #4c1620
  8. #391118
  9. #260b10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3750 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3750
  2. #c54b62
  3. #cc5f73
  4. #d27385
  5. #d98796
  6. #df9ba8
  7. #e5afb9
  8. #ecc3cb
  9. #f2d7dc
  10. #f9ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3750 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3750
  2. #b93e55
  3. #b2465a
  4. #ac4d5e
  5. #a65463
  6. #a05c68
  7. #99636d
  8. #936a72
  9. #8d7176
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945a61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5850 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d11341 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4d50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c614e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2648 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3750 {
  color: #bf3750;
}
Background
.bg-bf3750 {
  background-color: #bf3750;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf3750 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3750;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3750;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 55 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3750 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3750, #bf6237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3750 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 55 80 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.79 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.29 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.69 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.70 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.82 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.38 #40c8af Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf3750  rgb(191, 55, 80)  hsl(349, 55%, 48%)  Brick Red
#37bfa6  rgb(55, 191, 166)  hsl(169, 55%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#50bf37  rgb(80, 191, 55)  hsl(109, 55%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#3750bf  rgb(55, 80, 191)  hsl(229, 55%, 48%)  Sapphire