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#B14B60

#b14b60 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b14b60 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 29.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.63% magenta, 45.76% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 347.65°, with 40.48% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.58.

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Relative luminance0.1522

Complementary

  1. #b14b60
  2. #4bb19c

Split complementary

  1. #b14b60
  2. #4bb169
  3. #4b93b1

Analogous

  1. #b14b93
  2. #b14b60
  3. #b1694b

Triadic

  1. #b14b60
  2. #60b14b
  3. #4b60b1

Tetradic

  1. #b14b60
  2. #b19c4b
  3. #4bb19c
  4. #4b60b1

Square

  1. #b14b60
  2. #93b14b
  3. #4bb19c
  4. #694bb1

Monochromatic

  1. #461d26
  2. #7b3443
  3. #b14b60
  4. #c9808f
  5. #e0b5be

Shades

#b14b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b14b60
  2. #9f4456
  3. #8e3c4d
  4. #7c3543
  5. #6a2d3a
  6. #592630
  7. #471e26
  8. #35171d
  9. #230f13
  10. #12080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b14b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b14b60
  2. #b95d70
  3. #c16f80
  4. #c88190
  5. #d093a0
  6. #d8a5b0
  7. #e0b7bf
  8. #e8c9cf
  9. #efdbdf
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b14b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b14b60
  2. #ac5063
  3. #a75666
  4. #a25b6a
  5. #9d606d
  6. #996670
  7. #946b73
  8. #8f7076
  9. #8a757a
  10. #857b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6168 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606060 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a745e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c03e53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #885860 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93665f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba4458 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b14b60 {
  color: #b14b60;
}
Background
.bg-b14b60 {
  background-color: #b14b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b14b60 {
  border: 2px solid #b14b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b14b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 75 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b14b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b14b60, #b1694b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b14b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 75 96 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.58 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.14 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.28 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.32 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.72 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 9.15 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.19 #4eb49f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b14b60  rgb(177, 75, 96)  hsl(348, 40%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4bb19c  rgb(75, 177, 156)  hsl(168, 40%, 49%)  Persian Green
#60b14b  rgb(96, 177, 75)  hsl(108, 40%, 49%)  Mantis
#4b60b1  rgb(75, 96, 177)  hsl(228, 40%, 49%)  Denim