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#BB331D

#bb331d ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb331d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 20% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 84.49% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.35°, with 73.15% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #bb331d
  2. #1da5bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb331d
  2. #1dbb82
  3. #1d56bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1d56
  2. #bb331d
  3. #bb821d

Triadic

  1. #bb331d
  2. #1dbb33
  3. #331dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb331d
  2. #a5bb1d
  3. #1da5bb
  4. #331dbb

Square

  1. #bb331d
  2. #56bb1d
  3. #1da5bb
  4. #821dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #370f08
  2. #792113
  3. #bb331d
  4. #e25943
  5. #ec9385

Shades

#bb331d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb331d
  2. #a82e1a
  3. #962917
  4. #832414
  5. #701f11
  6. #5e1a0f
  7. #4b140c
  8. #380f09
  9. #250a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb331d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb331d
  2. #c24734
  3. #c95c4a
  4. #cf7061
  5. #d68577
  6. #dd998e
  7. #e4ada5
  8. #ebc2bb
  9. #f1d6d2
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb331d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb331d
  2. #b53b27
  3. #af4231
  4. #a94a3b
  5. #a35245
  6. #9e5a4f
  7. #986158
  8. #926962
  9. #8c716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905551 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5218 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7015 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c471a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c71929 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb331d {
  color: #bb331d;
}
Background
.bg-bb331d {
  background-color: #bb331d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb331d {
  border: 2px solid #bb331d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb331d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 73% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb331d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb331d, #bb821d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb331d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 29 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.98 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.85 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.69 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.75 #44cce2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb331d  rgb(187, 51, 29)  hsl(8, 73%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#1da5bb  rgb(29, 165, 187)  hsl(188, 73%, 42%)  Bondi Blue
#1dbb33  rgb(29, 187, 51)  hsl(128, 73%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#331dbb  rgb(51, 29, 187)  hsl(248, 73%, 42%)  Medium Blue