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#BB2425

#bb2425 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2425 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 14.12% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.75% magenta, 80.21% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 359.6°, with 67.71% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.1196

Complementary

  1. #bb2425
  2. #24bbba

Split complementary

  1. #bb2425
  2. #24bb6f
  3. #2471bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2471
  2. #bb2425
  3. #bb6f24

Triadic

  1. #bb2425
  2. #25bb24
  3. #2425bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2425
  2. #bbba24
  3. #24bbba
  4. #2425bb

Square

  1. #bb2425
  2. #71bb24
  3. #24bbba
  4. #6f24bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0b0c
  2. #7b1818
  3. #bb2425
  4. #dd4f4f
  5. #e98f8f

Shades

#bb2425 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2425
  2. #a82021
  3. #961d1e
  4. #83191a
  5. #701616
  6. #5e1213
  7. #4b0e0f
  8. #380b0b
  9. #250707
  10. #130404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2425 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2425
  2. #c23a3b
  3. #c95051
  4. #cf6666
  5. #d67c7c
  6. #dd9292
  7. #e4a7a8
  8. #ebbdbe
  9. #f1d3d3
  10. #f8e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2425 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2425
  2. #b52d2e
  3. #af3637
  4. #a94040
  5. #a34949
  6. #9e5253
  7. #985b5c
  8. #926465
  9. #8c6e6e
  10. #867777
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554c23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4024 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985821 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2425 {
  color: #bb2425;
}
Background
.bg-bb2425 {
  background-color: #bb2425;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2425 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2425;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2425;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 36 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2425 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2425, #bb6f24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2425 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 36 37 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.90 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.54 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.68 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.51 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.51 #44dbda Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb2425  rgb(187, 36, 37)  hsl(360, 68%, 44%)  Firebrick
#24bbba  rgb(36, 187, 186)  hsl(180, 68%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#25bb24  rgb(37, 187, 36)  hsl(120, 68%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2425bb  rgb(36, 37, 187)  hsl(240, 68%, 44%)  Medium Blue