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#BF4352

#bf4352 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf4352 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 26.27% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.92% magenta, 57.07% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 352.74°, with 49.21% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.157

Complementary

  1. #bf4352
  2. #43bfb0

Split complementary

  1. #bf4352
  2. #43bf72
  3. #4390bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4390
  2. #bf4352
  3. #bf7243

Triadic

  1. #bf4352
  2. #52bf43
  3. #4352bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4352
  2. #bfb043
  3. #43bfb0
  4. #4352bf

Square

  1. #bf4352
  2. #90bf43
  3. #43bfb0
  4. #7243bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1b21
  2. #872e39
  3. #bf4352
  4. #d27c87
  5. #e6b5bb

Shades

#bf4352 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4352
  2. #ac3c4a
  3. #993642
  4. #862f39
  5. #732831
  6. #602229
  7. #4c1b21
  8. #391419
  9. #260d10
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4352 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4352
  2. #c55663
  3. #cc6975
  4. #d27b86
  5. #d98e97
  6. #dfa1a9
  7. #e5b4ba
  8. #ecc7cb
  9. #f2d9dc
  10. #f9ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4352 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4352
  2. #b94957
  3. #b24f5b
  4. #ac5560
  5. #a65b64
  6. #a06269
  7. #99686e
  8. #936e72
  9. #8d7477
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956064 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81784f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12b49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915552 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6750 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca364d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4352 {
  color: #bf4352;
}
Background
.bg-bf4352 {
  background-color: #bf4352;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf4352 {
  border: 2px solid #bf4352;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4352;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 67 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 49% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4352 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4352, #bf7243);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4352 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 67 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.30 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.68 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.91 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.05 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.56 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.64 #40bcad Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf4352  rgb(191, 67, 82)  hsl(353, 49%, 51%)  Brick Red
#43bfb0  rgb(67, 191, 176)  hsl(173, 49%, 51%)  Tiffany Blue
#52bf43  rgb(82, 191, 67)  hsl(113, 49%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#4352bf  rgb(67, 82, 191)  hsl(233, 49%, 51%)  Iris