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#BF424C

#bf424c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf424c 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 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 60.21% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 355.2°, 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #bf424c
  2. #42bfb5

Split complementary

  1. #bf424c
  2. #42bf76
  3. #428abf

Analogous

  1. #bf428a
  2. #bf424c
  3. #bf7642

Triadic

  1. #bf424c
  2. #4cbf42
  3. #424cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf424c
  2. #bfb542
  3. #42bfb5
  4. #424cbf

Square

  1. #bf424c
  2. #8abf42
  3. #42bfb5
  4. #7642bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1a1e
  2. #872e35
  3. #bf424c
  4. #d27b82
  5. #e6b4b8

Shades

#bf424c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf424c
  2. #ac3b44
  3. #99353d
  4. #862e35
  5. #73282e
  6. #602126
  7. #4c1a1e
  8. #391417
  9. #260d0f
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf424c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf424c
  2. #c5555e
  3. #cc6870
  4. #d27b82
  5. #d98e94
  6. #dfa1a6
  7. #e5b3b7
  8. #ecc6c9
  9. #f2d9db
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf424c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf424c
  2. #b94851
  3. #b24e56
  4. #ac555c
  5. #a65b61
  6. #a06166
  7. #99676b
  8. #936d70
  9. #8d7476
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955f62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625d4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827749 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12746 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91544c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e664a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3449 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf424c {
  color: #bf424c;
}
Background
.bg-bf424c {
  background-color: #bf424c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf424c {
  border: 2px solid #bf424c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf424c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf424c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf424c, #bf7642);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf424c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 76 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.99 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.00 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.56 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.75 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.42 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.95 #40bdb3 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf424c  rgb(191, 66, 76)  hsl(355, 49%, 50%)  Brick Red
#42bfb5  rgb(66, 191, 181)  hsl(175, 49%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#4cbf42  rgb(76, 191, 66)  hsl(115, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#424cbf  rgb(66, 76, 191)  hsl(235, 49%, 50%)  Ocean Blue