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#BD2F4E

#bd2f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.13% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 346.9°, with 60.17% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #2fbd9e

Split complementary

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #2fbd57
  3. #2f95bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2f95
  2. #bd2f4e
  3. #bd572f

Triadic

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #4ebd2f
  3. #2f4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #bd9e2f
  3. #2fbd9e
  4. #2f4ebd

Square

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #95bd2f
  3. #2fbd9e
  4. #572fbd

Monochromatic

  1. #42111b
  2. #802035
  3. #bd2f4e
  4. #d8617b
  5. #e79eae

Shades

#bd2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #aa2a46
  3. #97263e
  4. #842137
  5. #711c2f
  6. #5f1827
  7. #4c131f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #c44460
  3. #ca5971
  4. #d16d83
  5. #d78295
  6. #de97a7
  7. #e5acb8
  8. #ebc1ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2f4e
  2. #b73753
  3. #b13f58
  4. #ab475d
  5. #a54f62
  6. #9f5867
  7. #98606c
  8. #926871
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91555e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55544e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81a44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2f4e {
  color: #bd2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd2f4e {
  background-color: #bd2f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2f4e, #bd572f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.98 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.50 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.58 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.82 #42d0b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd2f4e  rgb(189, 47, 78)  hsl(347, 60%, 46%)  Brick Red
#2fbd9e  rgb(47, 189, 158)  hsl(167, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebd2f  rgb(78, 189, 47)  hsl(107, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2f4ebd  rgb(47, 78, 189)  hsl(227, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire