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#BF4231

#bf4231 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf4231 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.88% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 74.35% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 7.18°, with 59.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #bf4231
  2. #31aebf

Split complementary

  1. #bf4231
  2. #31bf89
  3. #3167bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3167
  2. #bf4231
  3. #bf8931

Triadic

  1. #bf4231
  2. #31bf42
  3. #4231bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4231
  2. #aebf31
  3. #31aebf
  4. #4231bf

Square

  1. #bf4231
  2. #67bf31
  3. #31aebf
  4. #8931bf

Monochromatic

  1. #451812
  2. #822d21
  3. #bf4231
  4. #d77365
  5. #e7aaa2

Shades

#bf4231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4231
  2. #ac3b2c
  3. #993527
  4. #862e22
  5. #73281d
  6. #602119
  7. #4c1a14
  8. #39140f
  9. #260d0a
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4231
  2. #c55546
  3. #cc685a
  4. #d27b6f
  5. #d98e83
  6. #dfa198
  7. #e5b3ad
  8. #ecc6c1
  9. #f2d9d6
  10. #f9ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4231
  2. #b94839
  3. #b24e41
  4. #ac5549
  5. #a65b51
  6. #a06159
  7. #996760
  8. #936d68
  9. #8d7470
  10. #867a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955e5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655b2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84772d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2203f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92522f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f662e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb313a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4231 {
  color: #bf4231;
}
Background
.bg-bf4231 {
  background-color: #bf4231;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf4231 {
  border: 2px solid #bf4231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4231, #bf8931);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 49 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.88 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.89 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.46 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.69 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.80 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.96 #40bdce Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bf4231  rgb(191, 66, 49)  hsl(7, 59%, 47%)  Persian Red
#31aebf  rgb(49, 174, 191)  hsl(187, 59%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#31bf42  rgb(49, 191, 66)  hsl(127, 59%, 47%)  Lime Green
#4231bf  rgb(66, 49, 191)  hsl(247, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue