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#BF495C

#bf495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.78% magenta, 51.83% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 350.34°, with 47.97% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #bf495c
  2. #49bfac

Split complementary

  1. #bf495c
  2. #49bf71
  3. #4997bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4997
  2. #bf495c
  3. #bf7149

Triadic

  1. #bf495c
  2. #5cbf49
  3. #495cbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf495c
  2. #bfac49
  3. #49bfac
  4. #495cbf

Square

  1. #bf495c
  2. #97bf49
  3. #49bfac
  4. #7149bf

Monochromatic

  1. #521d25
  2. #8b313f
  3. #bf495c
  4. #d3828f
  5. #e7bac1

Shades

#bf495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf495c
  2. #ac4253
  3. #993a4a
  4. #863340
  5. #732c37
  6. #60252e
  7. #4c1d25
  8. #39161c
  9. #260f12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf495c
  2. #c55b6c
  3. #cc6d7d
  4. #d2808d
  5. #d9929d
  6. #dfa4ae
  7. #e5b6be
  8. #ecc8ce
  9. #f2dbde
  10. #f9edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf495c
  2. #b94f60
  3. #b25463
  4. #ac5a67
  5. #a65f6a
  6. #a0656e
  7. #996a72
  8. #937075
  9. #8d7579
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976469 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #64625c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827a59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d03650 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91595c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6a5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c93e55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf495c {
  color: #bf495c;
}
Background
.bg-bf495c {
  background-color: #bf495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf495c {
  border: 2px solid #bf495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf495c, #bf7149);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.03 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.09 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.32 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.66 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.81 #40b6a3 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf495c  rgb(191, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 48%, 52%)  Brick Red
#49bfac  rgb(73, 191, 172)  hsl(170, 48%, 52%)  Light Sea Green
#5cbf49  rgb(92, 191, 73)  hsl(110, 48%, 52%)  Mantis
#495cbf  rgb(73, 92, 191)  hsl(230, 48%, 52%)  Sapphire