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#BF514B

#bf514b ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.59% magenta, 60.73% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 3.1°, with 47.54% saturation and 52.16% 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 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 5.07.

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Relative luminance0.1747

Complementary

  1. #bf514b
  2. #4bb9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bf514b
  2. #4bbf8b
  3. #4b7fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf4b7f
  2. #bf514b
  3. #bf8b4b

Triadic

  1. #bf514b
  2. #4bbf51
  3. #514bbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf514b
  2. #b9bf4b
  3. #4bb9bf
  4. #514bbf

Square

  1. #bf514b
  2. #7fbf4b
  3. #4bb9bf
  4. #8b4bbf

Monochromatic

  1. #53201e
  2. #8c3632
  3. #bf514b
  4. #d38883
  5. #e7bebc

Shades

#bf514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf514b
  2. #ac4944
  3. #99413c
  4. #863935
  5. #73312d
  6. #602926
  7. #4c201e
  8. #391817
  9. #26100f
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf514b
  2. #c5625d
  3. #cc746f
  4. #d28581
  5. #d99793
  6. #dfa8a5
  7. #e5b9b7
  8. #eccbc9
  9. #f2dcdb
  10. #f9eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf514b
  2. #b95650
  3. #b25a56
  4. #ac5f5b
  5. #a66460
  6. #a06966
  7. #996d6b
  8. #937270
  9. #8d7775
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986866 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d654a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887d48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13d50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #955e4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16e49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca464e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf514b {
  color: #bf514b;
}
Background
.bg-bf514b {
  background-color: #bf514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf514b {
  border: 2px solid #bf514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 48% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf514b, #bf8b4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.07 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.81 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.94 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.12 #40aeb4 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#bf514b  rgb(191, 81, 75)  hsl(3, 48%, 52%)  Indian Red
#4bb9bf  rgb(75, 185, 191)  hsl(183, 48%, 52%)  Verdigris
#4bbf51  rgb(75, 191, 81)  hsl(123, 48%, 52%)  Mantis
#514bbf  rgb(81, 75, 191)  hsl(243, 48%, 52%)  Iris