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#BF453F

#bf453f ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf453f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.87% magenta, 67.02% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 2.81°, with 50.39% saturation and 49.8% 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 Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1569

Complementary

  1. #bf453f
  2. #3fb9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf453f
  2. #3fbf85
  3. #3f79bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3f79
  2. #bf453f
  3. #bf853f

Triadic

  1. #bf453f
  2. #3fbf45
  3. #453fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf453f
  2. #b9bf3f
  3. #3fb9bf
  4. #453fbf

Square

  1. #bf453f
  2. #79bf3f
  3. #3fb9bf
  4. #853fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1b19
  2. #85302c
  3. #bf453f
  4. #d27c78
  5. #e5b4b2

Shades

#bf453f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf453f
  2. #ac3e39
  3. #993732
  4. #86302c
  5. #732926
  6. #602320
  7. #4c1c19
  8. #391513
  9. #260e0d
  10. #130706
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf453f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf453f
  2. #c55852
  3. #cc6a65
  4. #d27d79
  5. #d98f8c
  6. #dfa29f
  7. #e5b5b2
  8. #ecc7c5
  9. #f2dad9
  10. #f9ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf453f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf453f
  2. #b94b46
  3. #b2514c
  4. #ac5753
  5. #a65d59
  6. #a06360
  7. #996866
  8. #936e6d
  9. #8d7473
  10. #867a7a
  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 #95605f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665e3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84783c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12945 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92553e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f673d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3642 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf453f {
  color: #bf453f;
}
Background
.bg-bf453f {
  background-color: #bf453f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf453f {
  border: 2px solid #bf453f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf453f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 69 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf453f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf453f, #bf853f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf453f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 69 63 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.22 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.55 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.65 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.01 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.38 #40bac0 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bf453f  rgb(191, 69, 63)  hsl(3, 50%, 50%)  Persian Red
#3fb9bf  rgb(63, 185, 191)  hsl(183, 50%, 50%)  Verdigris
#3fbf45  rgb(63, 191, 69)  hsl(123, 50%, 50%)  Lime Green
#453fbf  rgb(69, 63, 191)  hsl(243, 50%, 50%)  Ocean Blue