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#BB3E4E

#bb3e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.31% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.84% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.32°, with 50.2% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.1456

Complementary

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #3ebbab

Split complementary

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #3ebb6c
  3. #3e8cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3e8c
  2. #bb3e4e
  3. #bb6c3e

Triadic

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #4ebb3e
  3. #3e4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #bbab3e
  3. #3ebbab
  4. #3e4ebb

Square

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #8cbb3e
  3. #3ebbab
  4. #6c3ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #48181e
  2. #822b36
  3. #bb3e4e
  4. #d17480
  5. #e4aeb5

Shades

#bb3e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #a83846
  3. #96323e
  4. #832b37
  5. #70252f
  6. #5e1f27
  7. #4b191f
  8. #381317
  9. #250c10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #c25160
  3. #c96571
  4. #cf7883
  5. #d68b95
  6. #dd9fa7
  7. #e4b2b8
  8. #ebc5ca
  9. #f1d8dc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3e4e
  2. #b54553
  3. #af4b58
  4. #a9525d
  5. #a35862
  6. #9e5f67
  7. #98666c
  8. #926c71
  9. #8c7376
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5a4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2345 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d504e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a634c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63049 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3e4e {
  color: #bb3e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb3e4e {
  background-color: #bb3e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb3e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 62 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3e4e, #bb6c3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 62 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.53 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.01 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.01 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.57 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.88 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.14 #44c1b1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3e4e  rgb(187, 62, 78)  hsl(352, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3ebbab  rgb(62, 187, 171)  hsl(172, 50%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#4ebb3e  rgb(78, 187, 62)  hsl(112, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3e4ebb  rgb(62, 78, 187)  hsl(232, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue