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#BF331A

#bf331a ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf331a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 20% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 86.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 9.09°, with 76.04% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.1352

Complementary

  1. #bf331a
  2. #1aa6bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf331a
  2. #1abf86
  3. #1a54bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1a54
  2. #bf331a
  3. #bf861a

Triadic

  1. #bf331a
  2. #1abf33
  3. #331abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf331a
  2. #a6bf1a
  3. #1aa6bf
  4. #331abf

Square

  1. #bf331a
  2. #54bf1a
  3. #1aa6bf
  4. #861abf

Monochromatic

  1. #380f08
  2. #7c2111
  3. #bf331a
  4. #e55940
  5. #ee9484

Shades

#bf331a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf331a
  2. #ac2e17
  3. #992915
  4. #862412
  5. #731f10
  6. #601a0d
  7. #4c140a
  8. #390f08
  9. #260a05
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf331a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf331a
  2. #c54731
  3. #cc5c48
  4. #d2705f
  5. #d98576
  6. #df998d
  7. #e5ada3
  8. #ecc2ba
  9. #f2d6d1
  10. #f9ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf331a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf331a
  2. #b93b24
  3. #b2422e
  4. #ac4a39
  5. #a65243
  6. #a05a4d
  7. #996157
  8. #936961
  9. #8d716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925752 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5315 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807210 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1628 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf331a {
  color: #bf331a;
}
Background
.bg-bf331a {
  background-color: #bf331a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf331a {
  border: 2px solid #bf331a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf331a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 76% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf331a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf331a, #bf861a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf331a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 26 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.23 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.33 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.39 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.74 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.98 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.05 #40cce5 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf331a  rgb(191, 51, 26)  hsl(9, 76%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1aa6bf  rgb(26, 166, 191)  hsl(189, 76%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1abf33  rgb(26, 191, 51)  hsl(129, 76%, 43%)  Lime Green
#331abf  rgb(51, 26, 191)  hsl(249, 76%, 43%)  Medium Blue