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#BF6461

#bf6461 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf6461 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 39.22% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 49.21% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 1.91°, with 42.34% saturation and 56.47% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.2105

Complementary

  1. #bf6461
  2. #61bcbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6461
  2. #61bf93
  3. #618dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf618d
  2. #bf6461
  3. #bf9361

Triadic

  1. #bf6461
  2. #61bf64
  3. #6461bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6461
  2. #bcbf61
  3. #61bcbf
  4. #6461bf

Square

  1. #bf6461
  2. #8dbf61
  3. #61bcbf
  4. #9361bf

Monochromatic

  1. #602927
  2. #97403d
  3. #bf6461
  4. #d59997
  5. #ebcfce

Shades

#bf6461 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6461
  2. #ac5a57
  3. #99504e
  4. #864644
  5. #733c3a
  6. #603231
  7. #4c2827
  8. #391e1d
  9. #261413
  10. #130a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6461 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6461
  2. #c57471
  3. #cc8381
  4. #d29390
  5. #d9a2a0
  6. #dfb2b0
  7. #e5c1c0
  8. #ecd1d0
  9. #f2e0df
  10. #f9f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6461 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6461
  2. #b96764
  3. #b26a67
  4. #ac6c6a
  5. #a66f6d
  6. #a07271
  7. #997574
  8. #937877
  9. #8d7a7a
  10. #867d7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c7574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787360 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f865f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a6d61 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47a60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95c63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6461 {
  color: #bf6461;
}
Background
.bg-bf6461 {
  background-color: #bf6461;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6461 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6461;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6461;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 42% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6461 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6461, #bf9361);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6461 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 97 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.20 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.97 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.24 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.19 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.85 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.01 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.61 #409b9e Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Indian Red
#bf6461  rgb(191, 100, 97)  hsl(2, 42%, 56%)  Indian Red
#61bcbf  rgb(97, 188, 191)  hsl(182, 42%, 56%)  Verdigris
#61bf64  rgb(97, 191, 100)  hsl(122, 42%, 56%)  Mantis
#6461bf  rgb(100, 97, 191)  hsl(242, 42%, 56%)  Slate Blue