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#B74635

#b74635 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b74635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.75% magenta, 71.04% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 7.85°, with 55.08% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.147

Complementary

  1. #b74635
  2. #35a6b7

Split complementary

  1. #b74635
  2. #35b787
  3. #3565b7

Analogous

  1. #b73565
  2. #b74635
  3. #b78735

Triadic

  1. #b74635
  2. #35b746
  3. #4635b7

Tetradic

  1. #b74635
  2. #a6b735
  3. #35a6b7
  4. #4635b7

Square

  1. #b74635
  2. #65b735
  3. #35a6b7
  4. #8735b7

Monochromatic

  1. #401913
  2. #7c2f24
  3. #b74635
  4. #d37466
  5. #e4aaa1

Shades

#b74635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b74635
  2. #a53f30
  3. #92382a
  4. #803125
  5. #6e2a20
  6. #5c231b
  7. #491c15
  8. #371510
  9. #250e0b
  10. #120705
  11. #000000

Tints

#b74635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b74635
  2. #be5949
  3. #c56b5d
  4. #cd7e72
  5. #d49086
  6. #dba39a
  7. #e2b5ae
  8. #e9c8c2
  9. #f1dad7
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b74635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b74635
  2. #b24c3d
  3. #ac5244
  4. #a7574c
  5. #a15d53
  6. #9c635b
  7. #966962
  8. #916f6a
  9. #8b7471
  10. #867a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905e5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655c33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817432 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c92c43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d5434 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2383e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b74635 {
  color: #b74635;
}
Background
.bg-b74635 {
  background-color: #b74635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b74635 {
  border: 2px solid #b74635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b74635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 55% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b74635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b74635, #b78735);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b74635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.59 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.61 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 7.01 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 7.09 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.17 #48b9ca Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Persian Red
#b74635  rgb(183, 70, 53)  hsl(8, 55%, 46%)  Persian Red
#35a6b7  rgb(53, 166, 183)  hsl(188, 55%, 46%)  Cadet Blue
#35b746  rgb(53, 183, 70)  hsl(128, 55%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#4635b7  rgb(70, 53, 183)  hsl(248, 55%, 46%)  Ocean Blue