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#BB445A

#bb445a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb445a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 26.67% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 51.87% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.91°, with 46.67% saturation and 50% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #bb445a
  2. #44bba5

Split complementary

  1. #bb445a
  2. #44bb6a
  3. #4495bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4495
  2. #bb445a
  3. #bb6a44

Triadic

  1. #bb445a
  2. #5abb44
  3. #445abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb445a
  2. #bba544
  3. #44bba5
  4. #445abb

Square

  1. #bb445a
  2. #95bb44
  3. #44bba5
  4. #6a44bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1b24
  2. #83303f
  3. #bb445a
  4. #cf7c8b
  5. #e4b4bd

Shades

#bb445a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb445a
  2. #a83d51
  3. #963648
  4. #83303f
  5. #702936
  6. #5e222d
  7. #4b1b24
  8. #38141b
  9. #250e12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb445a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb445a
  2. #c2576b
  3. #c9697b
  4. #cf7c8c
  5. #d68f9c
  6. #dda2ad
  7. #e4b4bd
  8. #ebc7ce
  9. #f1dade
  10. #f8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb445a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb445a
  2. #b54a5e
  3. #af5062
  4. #a95665
  5. #a35c69
  6. #9e626d
  7. #986871
  8. #926e75
  9. #8c7478
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5e5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7757 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc304d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d555a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6658 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53952 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb445a {
  color: #bb445a;
}
Background
.bg-bb445a {
  background-color: #bb445a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb445a {
  border: 2px solid #bb445a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb445a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 68 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb445a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb445a, #bb6a44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb445a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 68 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.11 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.42 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.44 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.86 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.99 #44bba5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb445a  rgb(187, 68, 90)  hsl(349, 47%, 50%)  Brick Red
#44bba5  rgb(68, 187, 165)  hsl(169, 47%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#5abb44  rgb(90, 187, 68)  hsl(109, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#445abb  rgb(68, 90, 187)  hsl(229, 47%, 50%)  Sapphire