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#BF453A

#bf453a ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf453a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.06% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.87% magenta, 69.63% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 4.96°, with 53.41% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #bf453a
  2. #3ab4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf453a
  2. #3abf87
  3. #3a71bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3a71
  2. #bf453a
  3. #bf873a

Triadic

  1. #bf453a
  2. #3abf45
  3. #453abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf453a
  2. #b4bf3a
  3. #3ab4bf
  4. #453abf

Square

  1. #bf453a
  2. #71bf3a
  3. #3ab4bf
  4. #873abf

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1b16
  2. #843028
  3. #bf453a
  4. #d47a71
  5. #e6b1ac

Shades

#bf453a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf453a
  2. #ac3e34
  3. #99372e
  4. #863029
  5. #732923
  6. #60231d
  7. #4c1c17
  8. #391511
  9. #260e0c
  10. #130706
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf453a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf453a
  2. #c5584e
  3. #cc6a61
  4. #d27d75
  5. #d98f89
  6. #dfa29d
  7. #e5b5b0
  8. #ecc7c4
  9. #f2dad8
  10. #f9eceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf453a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf453a
  2. #b94b41
  3. #b25148
  4. #ac574f
  5. #a65d56
  6. #a0635d
  7. #996864
  8. #936e6b
  9. #8d7472
  10. #867a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95605e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d22843 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925539 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6738 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3640 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf453a {
  color: #bf453a;
}
Background
.bg-bf453a {
  background-color: #bf453a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf453a {
  border: 2px solid #bf453a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf453a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 69 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 53% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf453a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf453a, #bf873a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf453a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 69 58 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.05 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.11 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.17 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 7.21 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.36 #40bac5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bf453a  rgb(191, 69, 58)  hsl(5, 53%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3ab4bf  rgb(58, 180, 191)  hsl(185, 53%, 49%)  Verdigris
#3abf45  rgb(58, 191, 69)  hsl(125, 53%, 49%)  Lime Green
#453abf  rgb(69, 58, 191)  hsl(245, 53%, 49%)  Ocean Blue