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#BF474B

#bf474b ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf474b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 27.84% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.83% magenta, 60.73% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 358°, with 48.39% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1609

Complementary

  1. #bf474b
  2. #47bfbb

Split complementary

  1. #bf474b
  2. #47bf7f
  3. #4787bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4787
  2. #bf474b
  3. #bf7f47

Triadic

  1. #bf474b
  2. #4bbf47
  3. #474bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf474b
  2. #bfbb47
  3. #47bfbb
  4. #474bbf

Square

  1. #bf474b
  2. #87bf47
  3. #47bfbb
  4. #7f47bf

Monochromatic

  1. #511c1e
  2. #8a3033
  3. #bf474b
  4. #d38083
  5. #e6b9ba

Shades

#bf474b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf474b
  2. #ac4044
  3. #99393c
  4. #863235
  5. #732b2d
  6. #602426
  7. #4c1c1e
  8. #391517
  9. #260e0f
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf474b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf474b
  2. #c5595d
  3. #cc6c6f
  4. #d27e81
  5. #d99193
  6. #dfa3a5
  7. #e5b5b7
  8. #ecc8c9
  9. #f2dadb
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf474b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf474b
  2. #b94d50
  3. #b25256
  4. #ac585b
  5. #a65e60
  6. #a06466
  7. #99696b
  8. #936f70
  9. #8d7575
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65604a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847948 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12f49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92574b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6949 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3a4a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf474b {
  color: #bf474b;
}
Background
.bg-bf474b {
  background-color: #bf474b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf474b {
  border: 2px solid #bf474b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf474b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 71 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 48% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf474b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf474b, #bf7f47);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf474b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 71 75 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.83 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.74 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.85 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.21 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.40 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.10 #40b8b4 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf474b  rgb(191, 71, 75)  hsl(358, 48%, 51%)  Brick Red
#47bfbb  rgb(71, 191, 187)  hsl(178, 48%, 51%)  Tiffany Blue
#4bbf47  rgb(75, 191, 71)  hsl(118, 48%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#474bbf  rgb(71, 75, 191)  hsl(238, 48%, 51%)  Ocean Blue