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#BB514B

#bb514b ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb514b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.76% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.68% magenta, 59.89% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 3.21°, with 45.16% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #bb514b
  2. #4bb5bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb514b
  2. #4bbb89
  3. #4b7dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb4b7d
  2. #bb514b
  3. #bb894b

Triadic

  1. #bb514b
  2. #4bbb51
  3. #514bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb514b
  2. #b5bb4b
  3. #4bb5bb
  4. #514bbb

Square

  1. #bb514b
  2. #7dbb4b
  3. #4bb5bb
  4. #894bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f211e
  2. #873733
  3. #bb514b
  4. #d08783
  5. #e5bcba

Shades

#bb514b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb514b
  2. #a84944
  3. #96413c
  4. #833935
  5. #70312d
  6. #5e2926
  7. #4b201e
  8. #381817
  9. #25100f
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb514b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb514b
  2. #c2625d
  3. #c9746f
  4. #cf8581
  5. #d69793
  6. #dda8a5
  7. #e4b9b7
  8. #ebcbc9
  9. #f1dcdb
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb514b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb514b
  2. #b55650
  3. #af5a56
  4. #a95f5b
  5. #a36460
  6. #9e6966
  7. #986d6b
  8. #927270
  9. #8c7775
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b644a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867b49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc3e50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e6d4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6464e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb514b {
  color: #bb514b;
}
Background
.bg-bb514b {
  background-color: #bb514b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb514b {
  border: 2px solid #bb514b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb514b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 81 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 45% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb514b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb514b, #bb894b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb514b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 81 75 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.30 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.63 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.06 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.07 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.26 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.33 #44aeb4 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bb514b  rgb(187, 81, 75)  hsl(3, 45%, 51%)  Redwood
#4bb5bb  rgb(75, 181, 187)  hsl(183, 45%, 51%)  Verdigris
#4bbb51  rgb(75, 187, 81)  hsl(123, 45%, 51%)  Mantis
#514bbb  rgb(81, 75, 187)  hsl(243, 45%, 51%)  Ocean Blue