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#BF3D3E

#bf3d3e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf3d3e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 23.92% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.06% magenta, 67.54% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 359.54°, with 51.59% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #3dbfbe

Split complementary

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #3dbf7d
  3. #3d7fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf3d7f
  2. #bf3d3e
  3. #bf7d3d

Triadic

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #3ebf3d
  3. #3d3ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #bfbe3d
  3. #3dbfbe
  4. #3d3ebf

Square

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #7fbf3d
  3. #3dbfbe
  4. #7d3dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1818
  2. #852a2b
  3. #bf3d3e
  4. #d37576
  5. #e6afb0

Shades

#bf3d3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #ac3738
  3. #993132
  4. #862b2b
  5. #732525
  6. #601f1f
  7. #4c1819
  8. #391213
  9. #260c0c
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3d3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #c55051
  3. #cc6465
  4. #d27778
  5. #d98b8b
  6. #df9e9f
  7. #e5b1b2
  8. #ecc5c5
  9. #f2d8d8
  10. #f9ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3d3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3d3e
  2. #b94445
  3. #b24a4b
  4. #ac5152
  5. #a65858
  6. #a05f5f
  7. #996566
  8. #936c6c
  9. #8d7373
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945c5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615a3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81763a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2193f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90503d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e643c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca2b3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3d3e {
  color: #bf3d3e;
}
Background
.bg-bf3d3e {
  background-color: #bf3d3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf3d3e {
  border: 2px solid #bf3d3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3d3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 61 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 52% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3d3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3d3e, #bf7d3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3d3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 61 62 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.35 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.51 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.24 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.70 #40c2c1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bf3d3e  rgb(191, 61, 62)  hsl(360, 52%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3dbfbe  rgb(61, 191, 190)  hsl(180, 52%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#3ebf3d  rgb(62, 191, 61)  hsl(120, 52%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3d3ebf  rgb(61, 62, 191)  hsl(240, 52%, 49%)  Ocean Blue