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#B55152

#b55152 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b55152 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 31.76% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.25% magenta, 54.7% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 359.4°, with 40.32% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.1632

Complementary

  1. #b55152
  2. #51b5b4

Split complementary

  1. #b55152
  2. #51b582
  3. #5184b5

Analogous

  1. #b55184
  2. #b55152
  3. #b58251

Triadic

  1. #b55152
  2. #52b551
  3. #5152b5

Tetradic

  1. #b55152
  2. #b5b451
  3. #51b5b4
  4. #5152b5

Square

  1. #b55152
  2. #84b551
  3. #51b5b4
  4. #8251b5

Monochromatic

  1. #4c2121
  2. #823738
  3. #b55152
  4. #cc8787
  5. #e3bcbd

Shades

#b55152 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b55152
  2. #a3494a
  3. #914142
  4. #7f3939
  5. #6d3131
  6. #5b2929
  7. #482021
  8. #361819
  9. #241010
  10. #120808
  11. #000000

Tints

#b55152 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b55152
  2. #bc6263
  3. #c47475
  4. #cb8586
  5. #d39797
  6. #daa8a9
  7. #e1b9ba
  8. #e9cbcb
  9. #f0dcdc
  10. #f8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b55152 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b55152
  2. #b05657
  3. #aa5a5b
  4. #a55f60
  5. #a06464
  6. #9b6969
  7. #956d6e
  8. #907272
  9. #8b7777
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #916566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686351 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817850 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c54152 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5d52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996b51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf4852 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b55152 {
  color: #b55152;
}
Background
.bg-b55152 {
  background-color: #b55152;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b55152 {
  border: 2px solid #b55152;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b55152;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 81 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 40% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b55152 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b55152, #b58251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b55152 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 81 82 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.76 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.20 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.07 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 9.04 #4aaead Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Redwood
#b55152  rgb(181, 81, 82)  hsl(359, 40%, 51%)  Redwood
#51b5b4  rgb(81, 181, 180)  hsl(179, 40%, 51%)  Verdigris
#52b551  rgb(82, 181, 81)  hsl(119, 40%, 51%)  Mantis
#5152b5  rgb(81, 82, 181)  hsl(239, 40%, 51%)  Iris