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#B43F4E

#b43f4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b43f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 24.71% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 56.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 352.31°, with 48.15% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #3fb4a5

Split complementary

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #3fb46b
  3. #3f89b4

Analogous

  1. #b43f89
  2. #b43f4e
  3. #b46b3f

Triadic

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #4eb43f
  3. #3f4eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #b4a53f
  3. #3fb4a5
  4. #3f4eb4

Square

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #89b43f
  3. #3fb4a5
  4. #6b3fb4

Monochromatic

  1. #43171d
  2. #7b2b35
  3. #b43f4e
  4. #ce727e
  5. #e1abb2

Shades

#b43f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #a23946
  3. #90323e
  4. #7e2c37
  5. #6c262f
  6. #5a2027
  7. #48191f
  8. #361317
  9. #240d10
  10. #120608
  11. #000000

Tints

#b43f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #bc5260
  3. #c36571
  4. #cb7983
  5. #d28c95
  6. #da9fa7
  7. #e1b2b8
  8. #e9c5ca
  9. #f0d9dc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b43f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b43f4e
  2. #af4653
  3. #aa4c58
  4. #a4535d
  5. #9f5962
  6. #9a6067
  7. #95666c
  8. #906d71
  9. #8a7376
  10. #857a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c594e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c52945 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88504e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95614c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be3349 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b43f4e {
  color: #b43f4e;
}
Background
.bg-b43f4e {
  background-color: #b43f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b43f4e {
  border: 2px solid #b43f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b43f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 63 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 48% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b43f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b43f4e, #b46b3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b43f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 63 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.83 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.61 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.99 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.24 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.50 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.80 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.80 #4bc0b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b43f4e  rgb(180, 63, 78)  hsl(352, 48%, 48%)  Brick Red
#3fb4a5  rgb(63, 180, 165)  hsl(172, 48%, 48%)  Light Sea Green
#4eb43f  rgb(78, 180, 63)  hsl(112, 48%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#3f4eb4  rgb(63, 78, 180)  hsl(232, 48%, 48%)  Sapphire