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#BB495C

#bb495c ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb495c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 50.8% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 45.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.161

Complementary

  1. #bb495c
  2. #49bba8

Split complementary

  1. #bb495c
  2. #49bb6f
  3. #4995bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4995
  2. #bb495c
  3. #bb6f49

Triadic

  1. #bb495c
  2. #5cbb49
  3. #495cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb495c
  2. #bba849
  3. #49bba8
  4. #495cbb

Square

  1. #bb495c
  2. #95bb49
  3. #49bba8
  4. #6f49bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1d25
  2. #863240
  3. #bb495c
  4. #d0818e
  5. #e5b8c0

Shades

#bb495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb495c
  2. #a84253
  3. #963a4a
  4. #833340
  5. #702c37
  6. #5e252e
  7. #4b1d25
  8. #38161c
  9. #250f12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb495c
  2. #c25b6c
  3. #c96d7d
  4. #cf808d
  5. #d6929d
  6. #dda4ae
  7. #e4b6be
  8. #ebc8ce
  9. #f1dbde
  10. #f8edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb495c
  2. #b54f60
  3. #af5463
  4. #a95a67
  5. #a35f6a
  6. #9e656e
  7. #986a72
  8. #927075
  9. #8c7579
  10. #867b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946268 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #63615c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb3750 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f585c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b695a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53f55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb495c {
  color: #bb495c;
}
Background
.bg-bb495c {
  background-color: #bb495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb495c {
  border: 2px solid #bb495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb495c, #bb6f49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.92 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.50 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.39 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.02 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.11 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.19 #44b6a3 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb495c  rgb(187, 73, 92)  hsl(350, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#49bba8  rgb(73, 187, 168)  hsl(170, 46%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#5cbb49  rgb(92, 187, 73)  hsl(110, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#495cbb  rgb(73, 92, 187)  hsl(230, 46%, 51%)  Sapphire