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#BF331E

#bf331e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf331e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 84.29% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 7.83°, with 72.85% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #bf331e
  2. #1eaabf

Split complementary

  1. #bf331e
  2. #1ebf84
  3. #1e59bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1e59
  2. #bf331e
  3. #bf841e

Triadic

  1. #bf331e
  2. #1ebf33
  3. #331ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf331e
  2. #aabf1e
  3. #1eaabf
  4. #331ebf

Square

  1. #bf331e
  2. #59bf1e
  3. #1eaabf
  4. #841ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1009
  2. #7d2114
  3. #bf331e
  4. #e25c47
  5. #ed9689

Shades

#bf331e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf331e
  2. #ac2e1b
  3. #992918
  4. #862415
  5. #731f12
  6. #601a0f
  7. #4c140c
  8. #390f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf331e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf331e
  2. #c54735
  3. #cc5c4b
  4. #d27062
  5. #d98578
  6. #df998f
  7. #e5ada5
  8. #ecc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f9ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf331e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf331e
  2. #b93b28
  3. #b24232
  4. #ac4a3b
  5. #a65245
  6. #a05a4f
  7. #996159
  8. #936963
  9. #8d716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935753 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e531a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807216 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f481b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb172a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf331e {
  color: #bf331e;
}
Background
.bg-bf331e {
  background-color: #bf331e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf331e {
  border: 2px solid #bf331e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf331e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf331e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf331e, #bf841e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf331e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 30 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.78 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.66 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.20 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.25 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.66 #40cce1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf331e  rgb(191, 51, 30)  hsl(8, 73%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1eaabf  rgb(30, 170, 191)  hsl(188, 73%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1ebf33  rgb(30, 191, 51)  hsl(128, 73%, 43%)  Lime Green
#331ebf  rgb(51, 30, 191)  hsl(248, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue