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#BB1925

#bb1925 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1925 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.8% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.63% magenta, 80.21% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 355.56°, with 76.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.1139

Complementary

  1. #bb1925
  2. #19bbaf

Split complementary

  1. #bb1925
  2. #19bb5e
  3. #1976bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1976
  2. #bb1925
  3. #bb5e19

Triadic

  1. #bb1925
  2. #25bb19
  3. #1925bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1925
  2. #bbaf19
  3. #19bbaf
  4. #1925bb

Square

  1. #bb1925
  2. #76bb19
  3. #19bbaf
  4. #5e19bb

Monochromatic

  1. #34070a
  2. #781018
  3. #bb1925
  4. #e53c48
  5. #ee7f87

Shades

#bb1925 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1925
  2. #a81721
  3. #96141e
  4. #83121a
  5. #700f16
  6. #5e0d13
  7. #4b0a0f
  8. #38080b
  9. #250507
  10. #130304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1925 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1925
  2. #c2303b
  3. #c94751
  4. #cf5e66
  5. #d6757c
  6. #dd8c92
  7. #e4a3a8
  8. #ebbabe
  9. #f1d1d3
  10. #f8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1925 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1925
  2. #b5232e
  3. #af2e37
  4. #a93840
  5. #a34249
  6. #9e4d53
  7. #98575c
  8. #926165
  9. #8c6b6e
  10. #867677
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4c4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514923 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883b24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1925 {
  color: #bb1925;
}
Background
.bg-bb1925 {
  background-color: #bb1925;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1925 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1925;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1925;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 25 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1925 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1925, #bb5e19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1925 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 25 37 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.98 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.81 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.09 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.09 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.25 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.26 #44e6da Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb1925  rgb(187, 25, 37)  hsl(356, 76%, 42%)  Firebrick
#19bbaf  rgb(25, 187, 175)  hsl(176, 76%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#25bb19  rgb(37, 187, 25)  hsl(116, 76%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1925bb  rgb(25, 37, 187)  hsl(236, 76%, 42%)  Zaffre