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#BF331F

#bf331f ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf331f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.3% magenta, 83.77% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 7.5°, with 72.07% saturation and 43.53% 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 3.69.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #bf331f
  2. #1fabbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf331f
  2. #1fbf83
  3. #1f5bbf

Analogous

  1. #bf1f5b
  2. #bf331f
  3. #bf831f

Triadic

  1. #bf331f
  2. #1fbf33
  3. #331fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf331f
  2. #abbf1f
  3. #1fabbf
  4. #331fbf

Square

  1. #bf331f
  2. #5bbf1f
  3. #1fabbf
  4. #831fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #3b100a
  2. #7d2114
  3. #bf331f
  4. #e15c49
  5. #ec978b

Shades

#bf331f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf331f
  2. #ac2e1c
  3. #992919
  4. #862416
  5. #731f13
  6. #601a10
  7. #4c140c
  8. #390f09
  9. #260a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf331f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf331f
  2. #c54735
  3. #cc5c4c
  4. #d27062
  5. #d98579
  6. #df998f
  7. #e5ada5
  8. #ecc2bc
  9. #f2d6d2
  10. #f9ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf331f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf331f
  2. #b93b29
  3. #b24232
  4. #ac4a3c
  5. #a65246
  6. #a05a50
  7. #996159
  8. #936963
  9. #8d716d
  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 #5e531b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807217 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f481d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5f1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb172a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf331f {
  color: #bf331f;
}
Background
.bg-bf331f {
  background-color: #bf331f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf331f {
  border: 2px solid #bf331f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf331f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 51 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf331f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf331f, #bf831f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf331f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 51 31 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.69 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.50 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.57 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.00 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.14 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.40 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.45 #40cce0 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bf331f  rgb(191, 51, 31)  hsl(8, 72%, 44%)  Venetian Red
#1fabbf  rgb(31, 171, 191)  hsl(188, 72%, 44%)  Cadet Blue
#1fbf33  rgb(31, 191, 51)  hsl(128, 72%, 44%)  Lime Green
#331fbf  rgb(51, 31, 191)  hsl(248, 72%, 44%)  Medium Blue