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#B43A4E

#b43a4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b43a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 22.75% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.78% magenta, 56.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 350.16°, with 51.26% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #3ab4a0

Split complementary

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #3ab463
  3. #3a8bb4

Analogous

  1. #b43a8b
  2. #b43a4e
  3. #b4633a

Triadic

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #4eb43a
  3. #3a4eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #b4a03a
  3. #3ab4a0
  4. #3a4eb4

Square

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #8bb43a
  3. #3ab4a0
  4. #633ab4

Monochromatic

  1. #40151c
  2. #7a2735
  3. #b43a4e
  4. #cf6b7c
  5. #e2a5af

Shades

#b43a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #a23446
  3. #902e3e
  4. #7e2937
  5. #6c232f
  6. #5a1d27
  7. #48171f
  8. #361117
  9. #240c10
  10. #120608
  11. #000000

Tints

#b43a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #bc4e60
  3. #c36171
  4. #cb7583
  5. #d28995
  6. #da9da7
  7. #e1b0b8
  8. #e9c4ca
  9. #f0d8dc
  10. #f8ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b43a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b43a4e
  2. #af4153
  3. #aa4858
  4. #a44f5d
  5. #9f5662
  6. #9a5d67
  7. #95646c
  8. #906b71
  9. #8a7276
  10. #85797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786f4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c52142 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945e4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be2d47 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b43a4e {
  color: #b43a4e;
}
Background
.bg-b43a4e {
  background-color: #b43a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b43a4e {
  border: 2px solid #b43a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b43a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 58 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 51% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b43a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b43a4e, #b4633a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b43a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 58 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.43 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.71 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.39 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.48 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.68 #4bc5b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b43a4e  rgb(180, 58, 78)  hsl(350, 51%, 47%)  Brick Red
#3ab4a0  rgb(58, 180, 160)  hsl(170, 51%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#4eb43a  rgb(78, 180, 58)  hsl(110, 51%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3a4eb4  rgb(58, 78, 180)  hsl(230, 51%, 47%)  Sapphire