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#BB2829

#bb2829 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.61% magenta, 78.07% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 359.59°, with 64.76% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1224

Complementary

  1. #bb2829
  2. #28bbba

Split complementary

  1. #bb2829
  2. #28bb70
  3. #2873bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2873
  2. #bb2829
  3. #bb7028

Triadic

  1. #bb2829
  2. #29bb28
  3. #2829bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2829
  2. #bbba28
  3. #28bbba
  4. #2829bb

Square

  1. #bb2829
  2. #73bb28
  3. #28bbba
  4. #7028bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0d0d
  2. #7c1b1b
  3. #bb2829
  4. #db5556
  5. #e89494

Shades

#bb2829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2829
  2. #a82425
  3. #962021
  4. #831c1d
  5. #701819
  6. #5e1415
  7. #4b1010
  8. #380c0c
  9. #250808
  10. #130404
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2829
  2. #c23e3e
  3. #c95354
  4. #cf6969
  5. #d67e7f
  6. #dd9494
  7. #e4a9a9
  8. #ebbfbf
  9. #f1d4d4
  10. #f8eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2829
  2. #b53132
  3. #af3a3a
  4. #a94243
  5. #a34b4c
  6. #9e5455
  7. #985d5d
  8. #926666
  9. #8c6e6f
  10. #867777
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5151 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4228 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2829 {
  color: #bb2829;
}
Background
.bg-bb2829 {
  background-color: #bb2829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2829 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2829, #bb7028);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.32 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.75 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.37 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.43 #44d7d6 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb2829  rgb(187, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 65%, 45%)  Firebrick
#28bbba  rgb(40, 187, 186)  hsl(180, 65%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#29bb28  rgb(41, 187, 40)  hsl(120, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2829bb  rgb(40, 41, 187)  hsl(240, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue