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#BF424E

#bf424e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf424e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.88% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 354.24°, with 49.41% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1552

Complementary

  1. #bf424e
  2. #42bfb3

Split complementary

  1. #bf424e
  2. #42bf74
  3. #428cbf

Analogous

  1. #bf428c
  2. #bf424e
  3. #bf7442

Triadic

  1. #bf424e
  2. #4ebf42
  3. #424ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf424e
  2. #bfb342
  3. #42bfb3
  4. #424ebf

Square

  1. #bf424e
  2. #8cbf42
  3. #42bfb3
  4. #7442bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1a1f
  2. #872e36
  3. #bf424e
  4. #d27b84
  5. #e6b4b9

Shades

#bf424e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf424e
  2. #ac3b46
  3. #99353e
  4. #862e37
  5. #73282f
  6. #602127
  7. #4c1a1f
  8. #391417
  9. #260d10
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf424e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf424e
  2. #c55560
  3. #cc6871
  4. #d27b83
  5. #d98e95
  6. #dfa1a7
  7. #e5b3b8
  8. #ecc6ca
  9. #f2d9dc
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf424e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf424e
  2. #b94853
  3. #b24e58
  4. #ac555d
  5. #a65b62
  6. #a06167
  7. #99676c
  8. #936d71
  9. #8d7476
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81784b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12847 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91544e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e664c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca344a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf424e {
  color: #bf424e;
}
Background
.bg-bf424e {
  background-color: #bf424e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf424e {
  border: 2px solid #bf424e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf424e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf424e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf424e, #bf7442);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf424e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.64 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.22 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.67 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.17 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.85 #40bdb1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf424e  rgb(191, 66, 78)  hsl(354, 49%, 50%)  Brick Red
#42bfb3  rgb(66, 191, 179)  hsl(174, 49%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#4ebf42  rgb(78, 191, 66)  hsl(114, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#424ebf  rgb(66, 78, 191)  hsl(234, 49%, 50%)  Iris