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#BF513F

#bf513f ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf513f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 31.76% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.59% magenta, 67.02% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 8.44°, 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #bf513f
  2. #3fadbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf513f
  2. #3fbf91
  3. #3f6dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf3f6d
  2. #bf513f
  3. #bf913f

Triadic

  1. #bf513f
  2. #3fbf51
  3. #513fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf513f
  2. #adbf3f
  3. #3fadbf
  4. #513fbf

Square

  1. #bf513f
  2. #6dbf3f
  3. #3fadbf
  4. #913fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #4c2019
  2. #85392c
  3. #bf513f
  4. #d28578
  5. #e5b9b2

Shades

#bf513f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf513f
  2. #ac4939
  3. #994132
  4. #86392c
  5. #733126
  6. #602920
  7. #4c2019
  8. #391813
  9. #26100d
  10. #130806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf513f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf513f
  2. #c56252
  3. #cc7465
  4. #d28579
  5. #d9978c
  6. #dfa89f
  7. #e5b9b2
  8. #eccbc5
  9. #f2dcd9
  10. #f9eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf513f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf513f
  2. #b95646
  3. #b25a4c
  4. #ac5f53
  5. #a66459
  6. #a06960
  7. #996d66
  8. #93726d
  9. #8d7773
  10. #867b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986763 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e653d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13b4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955d3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a26e3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca4548 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf513f {
  color: #bf513f;
}
Background
.bg-bf513f {
  background-color: #bf513f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf513f {
  border: 2px solid #bf513f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf513f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 81 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf513f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf513f, #bf913f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf513f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 81 63 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.74 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 6.69 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 6.69 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.52 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.76 #e62020 Lust ΔE 8.14 #40aec0 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bf513f  rgb(191, 81, 63)  hsl(8, 50%, 50%)  Persian Red
#3fadbf  rgb(63, 173, 191)  hsl(188, 50%, 50%)  Cadet Blue
#3fbf51  rgb(63, 191, 81)  hsl(128, 50%, 50%)  Mantis
#513fbf  rgb(81, 63, 191)  hsl(248, 50%, 50%)  Ocean Blue