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#BF331D

#bf331d ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf331d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 84.82% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 8.15°, with 73.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #bf331d
  2. #1da9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf331d
  2. #1dbf84
  3. #1d58bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1d58
  2. #bf331d
  3. #bf841d

Triadic

  1. #bf331d
  2. #1dbf33
  3. #331dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf331d
  2. #a9bf1d
  3. #1da9bf
  4. #331dbf

Square

  1. #bf331d
  2. #58bf1d
  3. #1da9bf
  4. #841dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #3a1009
  2. #7d2113
  3. #bf331d
  4. #e35b46
  5. #ed9688

Shades

#bf331d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf331d
  2. #ac2e1a
  3. #992917
  4. #862414
  5. #731f11
  6. #601a0f
  7. #4c140c
  8. #390f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf331d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf331d
  2. #c54734
  3. #cc5c4a
  4. #d27061
  5. #d98577
  6. #df998e
  7. #e5ada5
  8. #ecc2bb
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f9ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf331d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf331d
  2. #b93b27
  3. #b24231
  4. #ac4a3b
  5. #a65245
  6. #a05a4f
  7. #996158
  8. #936962
  9. #8d716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925753 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5318 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807214 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f481a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1729 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf331d {
  color: #bf331d;
}
Background
.bg-bf331d {
  background-color: #bf331d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf331d {
  border: 2px solid #bf331d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf331d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf331d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf331d, #bf841d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf331d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 29 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.88 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.39 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.37 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.40 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.71 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.87 #40cce2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf331d  rgb(191, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 74%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1da9bf  rgb(29, 169, 191)  hsl(188, 74%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1dbf33  rgb(29, 191, 51)  hsl(128, 74%, 43%)  Lime Green
#331dbf  rgb(51, 29, 191)  hsl(248, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue