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#B24A54

#b24a54 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b24a54 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 29.02% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 52.81% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 354.23°, with 41.27% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.15

Complementary

  1. #b24a54
  2. #4ab2a8

Split complementary

  1. #b24a54
  2. #4ab274
  3. #4a88b2

Analogous

  1. #b24a88
  2. #b24a54
  3. #b2744a

Triadic

  1. #b24a54
  2. #54b24a
  3. #4a54b2

Tetradic

  1. #b24a54
  2. #b2a84a
  3. #4ab2a8
  4. #4a54b2

Square

  1. #b24a54
  2. #88b24a
  3. #4ab2a8
  4. #744ab2

Monochromatic

  1. #461d21
  2. #7c343a
  3. #b24a54
  4. #ca7f86
  5. #e0b5b9

Shades

#b24a54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b24a54
  2. #a0434c
  3. #8e3b43
  4. #7d343b
  5. #6b2c32
  6. #59252a
  7. #471e22
  8. #351619
  9. #240f11
  10. #120708
  11. #000000

Tints

#b24a54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b24a54
  2. #ba5c65
  3. #c16e76
  4. #c98087
  5. #d19298
  6. #d9a5aa
  7. #e0b7bb
  8. #e8c9cc
  9. #f0dbdd
  10. #f7edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b24a54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b24a54
  2. #ad4f58
  3. #a8555d
  4. #a35a61
  5. #9e6066
  6. #99656a
  7. #946a6e
  8. #8f7073
  9. #8a7577
  10. #857b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d6063 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625f54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7452 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23a4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895754 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956653 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc4151 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b24a54 {
  color: #b24a54;
}
Background
.bg-b24a54 {
  background-color: #b24a54;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b24a54 {
  border: 2px solid #b24a54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b24a54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 74 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 41% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b24a54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b24a54, #b2744a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b24a54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 74 84 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.75 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.75 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.38 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.46 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.95 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.14 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 9.17 #4db5ab Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b24a54  rgb(178, 74, 84)  hsl(354, 41%, 49%)  Brick Red
#4ab2a8  rgb(74, 178, 168)  hsl(174, 41%, 49%)  Verdigris
#54b24a  rgb(84, 178, 74)  hsl(114, 41%, 49%)  Mantis
#4a54b2  rgb(74, 84, 178)  hsl(234, 41%, 49%)  Iris