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#BF424A

#bf424a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf424a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 25.88% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 61.26% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.16°, with 49.41% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.1547

Complementary

  1. #bf424a
  2. #42bfb7

Split complementary

  1. #bf424a
  2. #42bf78
  3. #4288bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4288
  2. #bf424a
  3. #bf7842

Triadic

  1. #bf424a
  2. #4abf42
  3. #424abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf424a
  2. #bfb742
  3. #42bfb7
  4. #424abf

Square

  1. #bf424a
  2. #88bf42
  3. #42bfb7
  4. #7842bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1a1e
  2. #872e33
  3. #bf424a
  4. #d27b81
  5. #e6b4b7

Shades

#bf424a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf424a
  2. #ac3b43
  3. #99353b
  4. #862e34
  5. #73282c
  6. #602125
  7. #4c1a1e
  8. #391416
  9. #260d0f
  10. #130707
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf424a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf424a
  2. #c5555c
  3. #cc686e
  4. #d27b80
  5. #d98e92
  6. #dfa1a5
  7. #e5b3b7
  8. #ecc6c9
  9. #f2d9db
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf424a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf424a
  2. #b9484f
  3. #b24e55
  4. #ac555a
  5. #a65b60
  6. #a06165
  7. #99676a
  8. #936d70
  9. #8d7475
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955f61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827747 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12746 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91534a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6648 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3448 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf424a {
  color: #bf424a;
}
Background
.bg-bf424a {
  background-color: #bf424a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf424a {
  border: 2px solid #bf424a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf424a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf424a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf424a, #bf7842);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf424a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 74 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.43 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.90 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.37 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.46 #40bdb5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf424a  rgb(191, 66, 74)  hsl(356, 49%, 50%)  Brick Red
#42bfb7  rgb(66, 191, 183)  hsl(176, 49%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#4abf42  rgb(74, 191, 66)  hsl(116, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#424abf  rgb(66, 74, 191)  hsl(236, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue