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#BF4F4E

#bf4f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf4f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 30.98% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.64% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 0.53°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.1722

Complementary

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #4ebebf

Split complementary

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #4ebf88
  3. #4e86bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4e86
  2. #bf4f4e
  3. #bf884e

Triadic

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #4ebf4f
  3. #4f4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #bebf4e
  3. #4ebebf
  4. #4f4ebf

Square

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #86bf4e
  3. #4ebebf
  4. #884ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #551f1f
  2. #8d3433
  3. #bf4f4e
  4. #d38786
  5. #e8bfbe

Shades

#bf4f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #ac4746
  3. #993f3e
  4. #863737
  5. #732f2f
  6. #602827
  7. #4c201f
  8. #391817
  9. #261010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #c56160
  3. #cc7271
  4. #d28483
  5. #d99595
  6. #dfa7a7
  7. #e5b9b8
  8. #eccaca
  9. #f2dcdc
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4f4e
  2. #b95453
  3. #b25958
  4. #ac5e5d
  5. #a66362
  6. #a06867
  7. #996c6c
  8. #937171
  9. #8d7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976766 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b644d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13b50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945d4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca444f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4f4e {
  color: #bf4f4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf4f4e {
  background-color: #bf4f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf4f4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf4f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 79 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4f4e, #bf884e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 79 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.86 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.91 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.15 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.68 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.74 #40b0b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf4f4e  rgb(191, 79, 78)  hsl(1, 47%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4ebebf  rgb(78, 190, 191)  hsl(181, 47%, 53%)  Verdigris
#4ebf4f  rgb(78, 191, 79)  hsl(121, 47%, 53%)  Mantis
#4f4ebf  rgb(79, 78, 191)  hsl(241, 47%, 53%)  Iris