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#BF6462

#bf6462 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bf6462 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 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.64% magenta, 48.69% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 1.29°, with 42.08% saturation and 56.67% 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 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.2107

Complementary

  1. #bf6462
  2. #62bdbf

Split complementary

  1. #bf6462
  2. #62bf93
  3. #628fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf628f
  2. #bf6462
  3. #bf9362

Triadic

  1. #bf6462
  2. #62bf64
  3. #6462bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf6462
  2. #bdbf62
  3. #62bdbf
  4. #6462bf

Square

  1. #bf6462
  2. #8fbf62
  3. #62bdbf
  4. #9362bf

Monochromatic

  1. #612927
  2. #973f3e
  3. #bf6462
  4. #d59a98
  5. #ebcfcf

Shades

#bf6462 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf6462
  2. #ac5a58
  3. #99504e
  4. #864645
  5. #733c3b
  6. #603231
  7. #4c2827
  8. #391e1d
  9. #261414
  10. #130a0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf6462 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf6462
  2. #c57472
  3. #cc8381
  4. #d29391
  5. #d9a2a1
  6. #dfb2b1
  7. #e5c1c0
  8. #ecd1d0
  9. #f2e0e0
  10. #f9f0ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf6462 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf6462
  2. #b96765
  3. #b26a68
  4. #ac6c6b
  5. #a66f6e
  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 #9d7574 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #787361 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8660 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf5764 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a6d62 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47a61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c95d63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf6462 {
  color: #bf6462;
}
Background
.bg-bf6462 {
  background-color: #bf6462;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bf6462 {
  border: 2px solid #bf6462;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf6462;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 100 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 42% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf6462 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf6462, #bf9362);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf6462 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 100 98 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.23 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 6.94 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.08 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.07 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.73 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.92 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 9.31 #409b9d Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Indian Red
#bf6462  rgb(191, 100, 98)  hsl(1, 42%, 57%)  Indian Red
#62bdbf  rgb(98, 189, 191)  hsl(181, 42%, 57%)  Verdigris
#62bf64  rgb(98, 191, 100)  hsl(121, 42%, 57%)  Mantis
#6462bf  rgb(100, 98, 191)  hsl(241, 42%, 57%)  Slate Blue