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#BD495C

#bd495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.38% magenta, 51.32% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 350.17°, with 46.77% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1636

Complementary

  1. #bd495c
  2. #49bdaa

Split complementary

  1. #bd495c
  2. #49bd70
  3. #4996bd

Analogous

  1. #bd4996
  2. #bd495c
  3. #bd7049

Triadic

  1. #bd495c
  2. #5cbd49
  3. #495cbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd495c
  2. #bdaa49
  3. #49bdaa
  4. #495cbd

Square

  1. #bd495c
  2. #96bd49
  3. #49bdaa
  4. #7049bd

Monochromatic

  1. #501d25
  2. #883140
  3. #bd495c
  4. #d1818e
  5. #e6b9c1

Shades

#bd495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd495c
  2. #aa4253
  3. #973a4a
  4. #843340
  5. #712c37
  6. #5f252e
  7. #4c1d25
  8. #39161c
  9. #260f12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd495c
  2. #c45b6c
  3. #ca6d7d
  4. #d1808d
  5. #d7929d
  6. #dea4ae
  7. #e5b6be
  8. #ebc8ce
  9. #f2dbde
  10. #f8edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd495c
  2. #b74f60
  3. #b15463
  4. #ab5a67
  5. #a55f6a
  6. #9f656e
  7. #986a72
  8. #927075
  9. #8c7579
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956369 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63625c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3750 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90595c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d695a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd495c {
  color: #bd495c;
}
Background
.bg-bd495c {
  background-color: #bd495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd495c {
  border: 2px solid #bd495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 47% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd495c, #bd7049);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.54 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.21 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.31 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.71 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.99 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.99 #42b6a3 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd495c  rgb(189, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 47%, 51%)  Brick Red
#49bdaa  rgb(73, 189, 170)  hsl(170, 47%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#5cbd49  rgb(92, 189, 73)  hsl(110, 47%, 51%)  Mantis
#495cbd  rgb(73, 92, 189)  hsl(230, 47%, 51%)  Sapphire