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#BB3753

#bb3753 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3753 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.57% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 55.61% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.27°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #bb3753
  2. #37bb9f

Split complementary

  1. #bb3753
  2. #37bb5d
  3. #3795bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3795
  2. #bb3753
  3. #bb5d37

Triadic

  1. #bb3753
  2. #53bb37
  3. #3753bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3753
  2. #bb9f37
  3. #37bb9f
  4. #3753bb

Square

  1. #bb3753
  2. #95bb37
  3. #37bb9f
  4. #5d37bb

Monochromatic

  1. #45141f
  2. #802639
  3. #bb3753
  4. #d36b81
  5. #e5a6b3

Shades

#bb3753 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3753
  2. #a8324b
  3. #962c42
  4. #83273a
  5. #702132
  6. #5e1c2a
  7. #4b1621
  8. #381119
  9. #250b11
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3753 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3753
  2. #c24b64
  3. #c95f75
  4. #cf7387
  5. #d68798
  6. #dd9ba9
  7. #e4afba
  8. #ebc3cb
  9. #f1d7dd
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3753 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3753
  2. #b53e58
  3. #af465c
  4. #a94d61
  5. #a35465
  6. #9e5c6a
  7. #98636e
  8. #926a73
  9. #8c7177
  10. #86797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585753 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1842 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c53 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986051 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6284a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3753 {
  color: #bb3753;
}
Background
.bg-bb3753 {
  background-color: #bb3753;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3753 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3753;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3753;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3753 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3753, #bb5d37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3753 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 83 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.00 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.45 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.74 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.96 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.07 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.16 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.46 #44c8ac Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3753  rgb(187, 55, 83)  hsl(347, 55%, 47%)  Brick Red
#37bb9f  rgb(55, 187, 159)  hsl(167, 55%, 47%)  Mint
#53bb37  rgb(83, 187, 55)  hsl(107, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3753bb  rgb(55, 83, 187)  hsl(227, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire