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#BF4E4E

#bf4e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.16% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 46.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.59.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1708

Complementary

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #4ebfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #4ebf87
  3. #4e87bf

Analogous

  1. #bf4e87
  2. #bf4e4e
  3. #bf874e

Triadic

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #4ebf4e
  3. #4e4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #bfbf4e
  3. #4ebfbf
  4. #4e4ebf

Square

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #87bf4e
  3. #4ebfbf
  4. #874ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #551f1f
  2. #8d3333
  3. #bf4e4e
  4. #d38686
  5. #e8bebe

Shades

#bf4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #ac4646
  3. #993e3e
  4. #863737
  5. #732f2f
  6. #602727
  7. #4c1f1f
  8. #391717
  9. #261010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #c56060
  3. #cc7171
  4. #d28383
  5. #d99595
  6. #dfa7a7
  7. #e5b8b8
  8. #eccaca
  9. #f2dcdc
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf4e4e
  2. #b95353
  3. #b25858
  4. #ac5d5d
  5. #a66262
  6. #a06767
  7. #996c6c
  8. #937171
  9. #8d7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #976666 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a644d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1394f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca424f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf4e4e {
  color: #bf4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf4e4e {
  background-color: #bf4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 47% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf4e4e, #bf874e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.59 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.06 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.19 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.26 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.58 #40b1b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf4e4e  rgb(191, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 47%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4ebfbf  rgb(78, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 47%, 53%)  Verdigris
#4ebf4e  rgb(78, 191, 78)  hsl(120, 47%, 53%)  Mantis
#4e4ebf  rgb(78, 78, 191)  hsl(240, 47%, 53%)  Iris