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#BB5E4E

#bb5e4e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 36.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.73% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.81°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #4eabbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #4ebb95
  3. #4e74bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4e74
  2. #bb5e4e
  3. #bb954e

Triadic

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #4ebb5e
  3. #5e4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #abbb4e
  3. #4eabbb
  4. #5e4ebb

Square

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #74bb4e
  3. #4eabbb
  4. #954ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #51261f
  2. #884134
  3. #bb5e4e
  4. #d09085
  5. #e5c3bd

Shades

#bb5e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #a85546
  3. #964b3e
  4. #834237
  5. #70382f
  6. #5e2f27
  7. #4b261f
  8. #381c17
  9. #251310
  10. #130908
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #c26e60
  3. #c97e71
  4. #cf8e83
  5. #d69e95
  6. #ddafa7
  7. #e4bfb8
  8. #ebcfca
  9. #f1dfdc
  10. #f8efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5e4e
  2. #b56153
  3. #af6558
  4. #a9685d
  5. #a36c62
  6. #9e6f67
  7. #98726c
  8. #927671
  9. #8c7976
  10. #867d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986f6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #756d4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c814c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4e5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96674d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1744d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c55556 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5e4e {
  color: #bb5e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb5e4e {
  background-color: #bb5e4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb5e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 94 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5e4e, #bb954e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 94 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.90 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.10 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.48 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.74 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 10.14 #44a1b1 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bb5e4e  rgb(187, 94, 78)  hsl(9, 44%, 52%)  Redwood
#4eabbb  rgb(78, 171, 187)  hsl(189, 44%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#4ebb5e  rgb(78, 187, 94)  hsl(129, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#5e4ebb  rgb(94, 78, 187)  hsl(249, 44%, 52%)  Iris