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#BB3D4E

#bb3d4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.92% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.38% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 351.9°, with 50.81% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #3dbbaa

Split complementary

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #3dbb6b
  3. #3d8dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3d8d
  2. #bb3d4e
  3. #bb6b3d

Triadic

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #4ebb3d
  3. #3d4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #bbaa3d
  3. #3dbbaa
  4. #3d4ebb

Square

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #8dbb3d
  3. #3dbbaa
  4. #6b3dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #48171e
  2. #812a36
  3. #bb3d4e
  4. #d17380
  5. #e4adb4

Shades

#bb3d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #a83746
  3. #96313e
  4. #832b37
  5. #70252f
  6. #5e1f27
  7. #4b181f
  8. #381217
  9. #250c10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #c25060
  3. #c96471
  4. #cf7783
  5. #d68b95
  6. #dd9ea7
  7. #e4b1b8
  8. #ebc5ca
  9. #f1d8dc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3d4e
  2. #b54453
  3. #af4a58
  4. #a9515d
  5. #a35862
  6. #9e5f67
  7. #98656c
  8. #926c71
  9. #8c7376
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925b60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2244 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c504e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a624c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62f48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3d4e {
  color: #bb3d4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb3d4e {
  background-color: #bb3d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3d4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb3d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 61 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3d4e, #bb6b3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 61 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.63 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.99 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.07 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.63 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.82 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.91 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.02 #44c2b1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3d4e  rgb(187, 61, 78)  hsl(352, 51%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3dbbaa  rgb(61, 187, 170)  hsl(172, 51%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#4ebb3d  rgb(78, 187, 61)  hsl(112, 51%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3d4ebb  rgb(61, 78, 187)  hsl(232, 51%, 49%)  Sapphire