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#BB3758

#bb3758 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3758 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 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 345°, 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.93.

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Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #bb3758
  2. #37bb9a

Split complementary

  1. #bb3758
  2. #37bb58
  3. #379abb

Analogous

  1. #bb379a
  2. #bb3758
  3. #bb5837

Triadic

  1. #bb3758
  2. #58bb37
  3. #3758bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3758
  2. #bb9a37
  3. #37bb9a
  4. #3758bb

Square

  1. #bb3758
  2. #9abb37
  3. #37bb9a
  4. #5837bb

Monochromatic

  1. #451420
  2. #80263c
  3. #bb3758
  4. #d36b85
  5. #e5a6b6

Shades

#bb3758 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3758
  2. #a8324f
  3. #962c46
  4. #83273e
  5. #702135
  6. #5e1c2c
  7. #4b1623
  8. #38111a
  9. #250b12
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3758 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3758
  2. #c24b69
  3. #c95f79
  4. #cf738a
  5. #d6879b
  6. #dd9bac
  7. #e4afbc
  8. #ebc3cd
  9. #f1d7de
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3758 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3758
  2. #b53e5c
  3. #af4660
  4. #a94d64
  5. #a35468
  6. #9e5c6c
  7. #986370
  8. #926a74
  9. #8c7178
  10. #86797c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915962 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575859 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7255 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1b44 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4d58 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986056 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5294d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3758 {
  color: #bb3758;
}
Background
.bg-bb3758 {
  background-color: #bb3758;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3758 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3758;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3758;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3758 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3758, #bb5837);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3758 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 88 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.93 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.09 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.36 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.81 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.81 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.66 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.78 #44c8a7 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3758  rgb(187, 55, 88)  hsl(345, 55%, 47%)  Brick Red
#37bb9a  rgb(55, 187, 154)  hsl(165, 55%, 47%)  Mint
#58bb37  rgb(88, 187, 55)  hsl(105, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3758bb  rgb(55, 88, 187)  hsl(225, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire