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#B33D4E

#b33d4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b33d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 23.92% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.92% magenta, 56.42% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 351.36°, with 49.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1347

Complementary

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #3db3a2

Split complementary

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #3db367
  3. #3d89b3

Analogous

  1. #b33d89
  2. #b33d4e
  3. #b3673d

Triadic

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #4eb33d
  3. #3d4eb3

Tetradic

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #b3a23d
  3. #3db3a2
  4. #3d4eb3

Square

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #89b33d
  3. #3db3a2
  4. #673db3

Monochromatic

  1. #41161c
  2. #7a2a35
  3. #b33d4e
  4. #ce6f7c
  5. #e1a8b0

Shades

#b33d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #a13746
  3. #8f313e
  4. #7d2b37
  5. #6b252f
  6. #5a1f27
  7. #48181f
  8. #361217
  9. #240c10
  10. #120608
  11. #000000

Tints

#b33d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #bb5060
  3. #c26471
  4. #ca7783
  5. #d18b95
  6. #d99ea7
  7. #e1b1b8
  8. #e8c5ca
  9. #f0d8dc
  10. #f7eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b33d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b33d4e
  2. #ae4453
  3. #a94a58
  4. #a4515d
  5. #9f5862
  6. #9a5f67
  7. #94656c
  8. #8f6c71
  9. #8a7376
  10. #85797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a574e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78704b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c32644 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935f4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd3148 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b33d4e {
  color: #b33d4e;
}
Background
.bg-b33d4e {
  background-color: #b33d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b33d4e {
  border: 2px solid #b33d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b33d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 61 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 49% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b33d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b33d4e, #b3673d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b33d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 61 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.25 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.74 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.60 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.54 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.58 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.84 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.87 #4cc2b1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b33d4e  rgb(179, 61, 78)  hsl(351, 49%, 47%)  Brick Red
#3db3a2  rgb(61, 179, 162)  hsl(171, 49%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#4eb33d  rgb(78, 179, 61)  hsl(111, 49%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3d4eb3  rgb(61, 78, 179)  hsl(231, 49%, 47%)  Sapphire