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#BB3F4E

#bb3f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.31% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.74°, with 49.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #3fbbac

Split complementary

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #3fbb6e
  3. #3f8cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3f8c
  2. #bb3f4e
  3. #bb6e3f

Triadic

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #4ebb3f
  3. #3f4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #bbac3f
  3. #3fbbac
  4. #3f4ebb

Square

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #8cbb3f
  3. #3fbbac
  4. #6e3fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #49181e
  2. #822c36
  3. #bb3f4e
  4. #d17681
  5. #e4afb5

Shades

#bb3f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #a83946
  3. #96323e
  4. #832c37
  5. #70262f
  6. #5e2027
  7. #4b191f
  8. #381317
  9. #250d10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #c25260
  3. #c96571
  4. #cf7983
  5. #d68c95
  6. #dd9fa7
  7. #e4b2b8
  8. #ebc5ca
  9. #f1d9dc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3f4e
  2. #b54653
  3. #af4c58
  4. #a9535d
  5. #a35962
  6. #9e6067
  7. #98666c
  8. #926d71
  9. #8c7376
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925c61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5b4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e744b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2545 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d514e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a634c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63149 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3f4e {
  color: #bb3f4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb3f4e {
  background-color: #bb3f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3f4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb3f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3f4e, #bb6e3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.44 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.06 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.96 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.09 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.13 #44c0b1 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3f4e  rgb(187, 63, 78)  hsl(353, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3fbbac  rgb(63, 187, 172)  hsl(173, 50%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#4ebb3f  rgb(78, 187, 63)  hsl(113, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3f4ebb  rgb(63, 78, 187)  hsl(233, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue