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#BF424F

#bf424f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf424f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.45% magenta, 58.64% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 353.76°, 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.1554

Complementary

  1. #bf424f
  2. #42bfb2

Split complementary

  1. #bf424f
  2. #42bf73
  3. #428dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf428d
  2. #bf424f
  3. #bf7342

Triadic

  1. #bf424f
  2. #4fbf42
  3. #424fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf424f
  2. #bfb242
  3. #42bfb2
  4. #424fbf

Square

  1. #bf424f
  2. #8dbf42
  3. #42bfb2
  4. #7342bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1a20
  2. #872e37
  3. #bf424f
  4. #d27b84
  5. #e6b4b9

Shades

#bf424f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf424f
  2. #ac3b47
  3. #99353f
  4. #862e37
  5. #73282f
  6. #602128
  7. #4c1a20
  8. #391418
  9. #260d10
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf424f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf424f
  2. #c55561
  3. #cc6872
  4. #d27b84
  5. #d98e95
  6. #dfa1a7
  7. #e5b3b9
  8. #ecc6ca
  9. #f2d9dc
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf424f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf424f
  2. #b94854
  3. #b24e59
  4. #ac555e
  5. #a65b63
  6. #a06168
  7. #99676c
  8. #936d71
  9. #8d7476
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81784c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d12847 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90544f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e664d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca344b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf424f {
  color: #bf424f;
}
Background
.bg-bf424f {
  background-color: #bf424f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf424f {
  border: 2px solid #bf424f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf424f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 66 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 49% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf424f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf424f, #bf7342);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf424f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 66 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.51 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.36 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.40 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.47 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.60 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.61 #40bdb0 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf424f  rgb(191, 66, 79)  hsl(354, 49%, 50%)  Brick Red
#42bfb2  rgb(66, 191, 178)  hsl(174, 49%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#4fbf42  rgb(79, 191, 66)  hsl(114, 49%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#424fbf  rgb(66, 79, 191)  hsl(234, 49%, 50%)  Iris