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#B4445F

#b4445f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b4445f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 26.67% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.22% magenta, 47.22% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 345.54°, with 45.16% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.72.

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Relative luminance0.1466

Complementary

  1. #b4445f
  2. #44b499

Split complementary

  1. #b4445f
  2. #44b461
  3. #4497b4

Analogous

  1. #b44497
  2. #b4445f
  3. #b46144

Triadic

  1. #b4445f
  2. #5fb444
  3. #445fb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4445f
  2. #b49944
  3. #44b499
  4. #445fb4

Square

  1. #b4445f
  2. #97b444
  3. #44b499
  4. #6144b4

Monochromatic

  1. #451a24
  2. #7c2f42
  3. #b4445f
  4. #cc788d
  5. #e1b0bc

Shades

#b4445f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4445f
  2. #a23d56
  3. #90364c
  4. #7e3043
  5. #6c2939
  6. #5a2230
  7. #481b26
  8. #36141d
  9. #240e13
  10. #12070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4445f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4445f
  2. #bc576f
  3. #c3697f
  4. #cb7c8f
  5. #d28f9f
  6. #daa2af
  7. #e1b4bf
  8. #e9c7cf
  9. #f0dadf
  10. #f8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4445f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4445f
  2. #af4a62
  3. #aa5066
  4. #a45669
  5. #9f5c6c
  6. #9a6270
  7. #956873
  8. #906e76
  9. #8a7479
  10. #857a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5d60 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79735c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3344e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88545f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94645d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd3b55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4445f {
  color: #b4445f;
}
Background
.bg-b4445f {
  background-color: #b4445f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b4445f {
  border: 2px solid #b4445f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4445f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 68 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 45% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4445f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4445f, #b46144);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4445f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 68 95 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.72 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.02 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.34 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.60 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.77 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.30 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.42 #4bbba0 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b4445f  rgb(180, 68, 95)  hsl(346, 45%, 49%)  Brick Red
#44b499  rgb(68, 180, 153)  hsl(166, 45%, 49%)  Jungle Green
#5fb444  rgb(95, 180, 68)  hsl(106, 45%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#445fb4  rgb(68, 95, 180)  hsl(226, 45%, 49%)  Denim