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#BF5259

#bf5259 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.07% magenta, 53.4% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.15°, with 45.99% saturation and 53.53% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #bf5259
  2. #52bfb8

Split complementary

  1. #bf5259
  2. #52bf82
  3. #528fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf528f
  2. #bf5259
  3. #bf8252

Triadic

  1. #bf5259
  2. #59bf52
  3. #5259bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf5259
  2. #bfb852
  3. #52bfb8
  4. #5259bf

Square

  1. #bf5259
  2. #8fbf52
  3. #52bfb8
  4. #8252bf

Monochromatic

  1. #582024
  2. #8f353b
  3. #bf5259
  4. #d48a8f
  5. #e8c2c4

Shades

#bf5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf5259
  2. #ac4a50
  3. #994247
  4. #86393e
  5. #733135
  6. #60292d
  7. #4c2124
  8. #39191b
  9. #261012
  10. #130809
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf5259
  2. #c5636a
  3. #cc757a
  4. #d2868b
  5. #d9979b
  6. #dfa9ac
  7. #e5babd
  8. #eccbcd
  9. #f2dcde
  10. #f9eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf5259
  2. #b9575d
  3. #b25b61
  4. #ac6065
  5. #a66469
  6. #a0696d
  7. #996e70
  8. #937274
  9. #8d7778
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98696b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b6759 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877e57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d04155 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945f59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a06f58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c94857 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf5259 {
  color: #bf5259;
}
Background
.bg-bf5259 {
  background-color: #bf5259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf5259 {
  border: 2px solid #bf5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 46% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf5259, #bf8252);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.57 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.65 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.28 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.02 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.47 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.68 #40ada6 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bf5259  rgb(191, 82, 89)  hsl(356, 46%, 54%)  Brick Red
#52bfb8  rgb(82, 191, 184)  hsl(176, 46%, 54%)  Verdigris
#59bf52  rgb(89, 191, 82)  hsl(116, 46%, 54%)  Mantis
#5259bf  rgb(82, 89, 191)  hsl(236, 46%, 54%)  Iris