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#BB3755

#bb3755 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3755 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 54.55% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 346.36°, 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.34.

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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #bb3755
  2. #37bb9d

Split complementary

  1. #bb3755
  2. #37bb5b
  3. #3797bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3797
  2. #bb3755
  3. #bb5b37

Triadic

  1. #bb3755
  2. #55bb37
  3. #3755bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3755
  2. #bb9d37
  3. #37bb9d
  4. #3755bb

Square

  1. #bb3755
  2. #97bb37
  3. #37bb9d
  4. #5b37bb

Monochromatic

  1. #45141f
  2. #80263a
  3. #bb3755
  4. #d36b83
  5. #e5a6b4

Shades

#bb3755 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3755
  2. #a8324d
  3. #962c44
  4. #83273c
  5. #702133
  6. #5e1c2b
  7. #4b1622
  8. #38111a
  9. #250b11
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3755 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3755
  2. #c24b66
  3. #c95f77
  4. #cf7388
  5. #d68799
  6. #dd9baa
  7. #e4afbb
  8. #ebc3cc
  9. #f1d7dd
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3755 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3755
  2. #b53e59
  3. #af465e
  4. #a94d62
  5. #a35466
  6. #9e5c6b
  7. #98636f
  8. #926a73
  9. #8c7177
  10. #86797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585755 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7252 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1943 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986053 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6284b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3755 {
  color: #bb3755;
}
Background
.bg-bb3755 {
  background-color: #bb3755;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3755 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3755;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3755;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3755 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3755, #bb5b37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3755 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 85 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.34 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.54 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.86 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.93 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.03 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.15 #44c8aa Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3755  rgb(187, 55, 85)  hsl(346, 55%, 47%)  Brick Red
#37bb9d  rgb(55, 187, 157)  hsl(166, 55%, 47%)  Mint
#55bb37  rgb(85, 187, 55)  hsl(106, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3755bb  rgb(55, 85, 187)  hsl(226, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire