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#BF384E

#bf384e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf384e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.68% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 350.22°, with 54.66% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #bf384e
  2. #38bfa9

Split complementary

  1. #bf384e
  2. #38bf65
  3. #3892bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3892
  2. #bf384e
  3. #bf6538

Triadic

  1. #bf384e
  2. #4ebf38
  3. #384ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf384e
  2. #bfa938
  3. #38bfa9
  4. #384ebf

Square

  1. #bf384e
  2. #92bf38
  3. #38bfa9
  4. #6538bf

Monochromatic

  1. #49151e
  2. #842736
  3. #bf384e
  4. #d56f7f
  5. #e6aab4

Shades

#bf384e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf384e
  2. #ac3246
  3. #992d3e
  4. #862737
  5. #73222f
  6. #601c27
  7. #4c161f
  8. #391117
  9. #260b10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf384e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf384e
  2. #c54c60
  3. #cc6071
  4. #d27483
  5. #d98895
  6. #df9ca7
  7. #e5afb8
  8. #ecc3ca
  9. #f2d7dc
  10. #f9ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf384e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf384e
  2. #b93f53
  3. #b24658
  4. #ac4e5d
  5. #a65562
  6. #a05c67
  7. #99636c
  8. #936a71
  9. #8d7276
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e744a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d11441 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4d4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c624c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2747 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf384e {
  color: #bf384e;
}
Background
.bg-bf384e {
  background-color: #bf384e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf384e {
  border: 2px solid #bf384e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf384e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 56 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf384e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf384e, #bf6538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf384e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 56 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.15 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.17 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.17 #40c7b1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf384e  rgb(191, 56, 78)  hsl(350, 55%, 48%)  Brick Red
#38bfa9  rgb(56, 191, 169)  hsl(170, 55%, 48%)  Light Sea Green
#4ebf38  rgb(78, 191, 56)  hsl(110, 55%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#384ebf  rgb(56, 78, 191)  hsl(230, 55%, 48%)  Sapphire