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#BB331E

#bb331e ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb331e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.73% magenta, 83.96% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.03°, with 72.35% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #bb331e
  2. #1ea6bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb331e
  2. #1ebb82
  3. #1e57bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1e57
  2. #bb331e
  3. #bb821e

Triadic

  1. #bb331e
  2. #1ebb33
  3. #331ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb331e
  2. #a6bb1e
  3. #1ea6bb
  4. #331ebb

Square

  1. #bb331e
  2. #57bb1e
  3. #1ea6bb
  4. #821ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #370f09
  2. #792113
  3. #bb331e
  4. #e15944
  5. #ec9486

Shades

#bb331e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb331e
  2. #a82e1b
  3. #962918
  4. #832415
  5. #701f12
  6. #5e1a0f
  7. #4b140c
  8. #380f09
  9. #250a06
  10. #130503
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb331e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb331e
  2. #c24735
  3. #c95c4b
  4. #cf7062
  5. #d68578
  6. #dd998f
  7. #e4ada5
  8. #ebc2bc
  9. #f1d6d2
  10. #f8ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb331e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb331e
  2. #b53b28
  3. #af4232
  4. #a94a3b
  5. #a35245
  6. #9e5a4f
  7. #986159
  8. #926963
  9. #8c716c
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905552 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c521a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7016 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c471b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7192a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb331e {
  color: #bb331e;
}
Background
.bg-bb331e {
  background-color: #bb331e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb331e {
  border: 2px solid #bb331e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb331e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 51 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb331e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb331e, #bb821e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb331e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 51 30 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.88 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.72 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.97 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.99 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.50 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.80 #44cce1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb331e  rgb(187, 51, 30)  hsl(8, 72%, 43%)  Venetian Red
#1ea6bb  rgb(30, 166, 187)  hsl(188, 72%, 43%)  Bondi Blue
#1ebb33  rgb(30, 187, 51)  hsl(128, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#331ebb  rgb(51, 30, 187)  hsl(248, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue