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#BF5065

#bf5065 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf5065 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 31.37% green and 39.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.12% magenta, 47.12% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 348.65°, with 46.44% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #bf5065
  2. #50bfaa

Split complementary

  1. #bf5065
  2. #50bf73
  3. #509dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf509d
  2. #bf5065
  3. #bf7350

Triadic

  1. #bf5065
  2. #65bf50
  3. #5065bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5065
  2. #bfaa50
  3. #50bfaa
  4. #5065bf

Square

  1. #bf5065
  2. #9dbf50
  3. #50bfaa
  4. #7350bf

Monochromatic

  1. #56202a
  2. #8e3445
  3. #bf5065
  4. #d38896
  5. #e8c0c8

Shades

#bf5065 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5065
  2. #ac485b
  3. #994051
  4. #863847
  5. #73303d
  6. #602833
  7. #4c2028
  8. #39181e
  9. #261014
  10. #13080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5065 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5065
  2. #c56274
  3. #cc7384
  4. #d28593
  5. #d996a3
  6. #dfa8b2
  7. #e5b9c1
  8. #eccbd1
  9. #f2dce0
  10. #f9eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5065 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5065
  2. #b95568
  3. #b25a6a
  4. #ac5e6d
  5. #a66370
  6. #a06873
  7. #996d75
  8. #937278
  9. #8d767b
  10. #867b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98686f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686765 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847d62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4158 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935f65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6e63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9485d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5065 {
  color: #bf5065;
}
Background
.bg-bf5065 {
  background-color: #bf5065;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf5065 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5065;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5065;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 80 101;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 46% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5065 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5065, #bf7350);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5065 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 80 101 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.98 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.01 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.44 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.49 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.72 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.87 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.91 #40af9a Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf5065  rgb(191, 80, 101)  hsl(349, 46%, 53%)  Brick Red
#50bfaa  rgb(80, 191, 170)  hsl(169, 46%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#65bf50  rgb(101, 191, 80)  hsl(109, 46%, 53%)  Mantis
#5065bf  rgb(80, 101, 191)  hsl(229, 46%, 53%)  Royal Blue