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#BB4E4E

#bb4e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.59% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.29% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1656

Complementary

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #4ebbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #4ebb84
  3. #4e84bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4e84
  2. #bb4e4e
  3. #bb844e

Triadic

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #4ebb4e
  3. #4e4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #bbbb4e
  3. #4ebbbb
  4. #4e4ebb

Square

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #84bb4e
  3. #4ebbbb
  4. #844ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #511f1f
  2. #883434
  3. #bb4e4e
  4. #d08585
  5. #e5bdbd

Shades

#bb4e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #a84646
  3. #963e3e
  4. #833737
  5. #702f2f
  6. #5e2727
  7. #4b1f1f
  8. #381717
  9. #251010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #c26060
  3. #c97171
  4. #cf8383
  5. #d69595
  6. #dda7a7
  7. #e4b8b8
  8. #ebcaca
  9. #f1dcdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4e4e
  2. #b55353
  3. #af5858
  4. #a95d5d
  5. #a36262
  6. #9e6767
  7. #986c6c
  8. #927171
  9. #8c7676
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946565 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69634d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc3b4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5434f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4e4e {
  color: #bb4e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb4e4e {
  background-color: #bb4e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb4e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 78 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4e4e, #bb844e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 78 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.78 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.69 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.69 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.50 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.60 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.12 #44b1b1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4e4e  rgb(187, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 44%, 52%)  Brick Red
#4ebbbb  rgb(78, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 44%, 52%)  Verdigris
#4ebb4e  rgb(78, 187, 78)  hsl(120, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#4e4ebb  rgb(78, 78, 187)  hsl(240, 44%, 52%)  Iris