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#B24B60

#b24b60 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b24b60 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 29.41% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.87% magenta, 46.07% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 347.77°, with 40.71% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993366
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Relative luminance0.1534

Complementary

  1. #b24b60
  2. #4bb29d

Split complementary

  1. #b24b60
  2. #4bb26a
  3. #4b94b2

Analogous

  1. #b24b94
  2. #b24b60
  3. #b26a4b

Triadic

  1. #b24b60
  2. #60b24b
  3. #4b60b2

Tetradic

  1. #b24b60
  2. #b29d4b
  3. #4bb29d
  4. #4b60b2

Square

  1. #b24b60
  2. #94b24b
  3. #4bb29d
  4. #6a4bb2

Monochromatic

  1. #461e26
  2. #7c3443
  3. #b24b60
  4. #c9808f
  5. #e0b6be

Shades

#b24b60 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b24b60
  2. #a04456
  3. #8e3c4d
  4. #7d3543
  5. #6b2d3a
  6. #592630
  7. #471e26
  8. #35171d
  9. #240f13
  10. #12080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b24b60 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b24b60
  2. #ba5d70
  3. #c16f80
  4. #c98190
  5. #d193a0
  6. #d9a5b0
  7. #e0b7bf
  8. #e8c9cf
  9. #f0dbdf
  10. #f7edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b24b60 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b24b60
  2. #ad5063
  3. #a85666
  4. #a35b6a
  5. #9e606d
  6. #996670
  7. #946b73
  8. #8f7076
  9. #8a757a
  10. #857b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6168 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #606060 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b755e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c13e53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895960 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94675f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4358 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b24b60 {
  color: #b24b60;
}
Background
.bg-b24b60 {
  background-color: #b24b60;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b24b60 {
  border: 2px solid #b24b60;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b24b60;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 75 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 41% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b24b60 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b24b60, #b26a4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b24b60 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 75 96 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.37 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.95 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.19 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.27 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.98 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 9.04 #4db49f Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b24b60  rgb(178, 75, 96)  hsl(348, 41%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4bb29d  rgb(75, 178, 157)  hsl(168, 41%, 50%)  Persian Green
#60b24b  rgb(96, 178, 75)  hsl(108, 41%, 50%)  Mantis
#4b60b2  rgb(75, 96, 178)  hsl(228, 41%, 50%)  Denim