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#BD5259

#bd5259 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bd5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.61% magenta, 52.91% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 356.07°, with 44.77% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.73.

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Relative luminance0.1757

Complementary

  1. #bd5259
  2. #52bdb6

Split complementary

  1. #bd5259
  2. #52bd80
  3. #528fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd528f
  2. #bd5259
  3. #bd8052

Triadic

  1. #bd5259
  2. #59bd52
  3. #5259bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd5259
  2. #bdb652
  3. #52bdb6
  4. #5259bd

Square

  1. #bd5259
  2. #8fbd52
  3. #52bdb6
  4. #8052bd

Monochromatic

  1. #552124
  2. #8d363b
  3. #bd5259
  4. #d2898e
  5. #e7c1c3

Shades

#bd5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd5259
  2. #aa4a50
  3. #974247
  4. #84393e
  5. #713135
  6. #5f292d
  7. #4c2124
  8. #39191b
  9. #261012
  10. #130809
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd5259
  2. #c4636a
  3. #ca757a
  4. #d1868b
  5. #d7979b
  6. #dea9ac
  7. #e5babd
  8. #ebcbcd
  9. #f2dcde
  10. #f8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd5259
  2. #b7575d
  3. #b15b61
  4. #ab6065
  5. #a56469
  6. #9f696d
  7. #986e70
  8. #927274
  9. #8c7778
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97686a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6759 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867d57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4155 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935f59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6e58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74957 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd5259 {
  color: #bd5259;
}
Background
.bg-bd5259 {
  background-color: #bd5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd5259 {
  border: 2px solid #bd5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 45% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd5259, #bd8052);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.73 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.02 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.69 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.16 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.66 #42ada6 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bd5259  rgb(189, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 45%, 53%)  Brick Red
#52bdb6  rgb(82, 189, 182)  hsl(176, 45%, 53%)  Verdigris
#59bd52  rgb(89, 189, 82)  hsl(116, 45%, 53%)  Mantis
#5259bd  rgb(82, 89, 189)  hsl(236, 45%, 53%)  Iris