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#BB4635

#bb4635 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb4635 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.45% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 71.66% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 7.61°, with 55.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.152

Complementary

  1. #bb4635
  2. #35aabb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4635
  2. #35bb89
  3. #3567bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3567
  2. #bb4635
  3. #bb8935

Triadic

  1. #bb4635
  2. #35bb46
  3. #4635bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4635
  2. #aabb35
  3. #35aabb
  4. #4635bb

Square

  1. #bb4635
  2. #67bb35
  3. #35aabb
  4. #8935bb

Monochromatic

  1. #441913
  2. #7f3024
  3. #bb4635
  4. #d47668
  5. #e5aca4

Shades

#bb4635 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4635
  2. #a83f30
  3. #96382a
  4. #833125
  5. #702a20
  6. #5e231b
  7. #4b1c15
  8. #381510
  9. #250e0b
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4635 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4635
  2. #c25949
  3. #c96b5d
  4. #cf7e72
  5. #d69086
  6. #dda39a
  7. #e4b5ae
  8. #ebc8c2
  9. #f1dad7
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4635 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4635
  2. #b54c3d
  3. #af5244
  4. #a9574c
  5. #a35d53
  6. #9e635b
  7. #986962
  8. #926f6a
  9. #8c7471
  10. #867a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93605b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665d33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837631 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd2a43 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #905434 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6633 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6373e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4635 {
  color: #bb4635;
}
Background
.bg-bb4635 {
  background-color: #bb4635;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4635 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4635;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4635;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 70 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4635 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4635, #bb8935);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4635 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 70 53 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.31 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.90 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.96 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.49 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.69 #44b9ca Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb4635  rgb(187, 70, 53)  hsl(8, 56%, 47%)  Persian Red
#35aabb  rgb(53, 170, 187)  hsl(188, 56%, 47%)  Cadet Blue
#35bb46  rgb(53, 187, 70)  hsl(128, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#4635bb  rgb(70, 53, 187)  hsl(248, 56%, 47%)  Ocean Blue