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#B44C4E

#b44c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b44c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 29.8% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.78% magenta, 56.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 358.85°, with 40.94% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.1542

Complementary

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #4cb4b2

Split complementary

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #4cb47e
  3. #4c82b4

Analogous

  1. #b44c82
  2. #b44c4e
  3. #b47e4c

Triadic

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #4eb44c
  3. #4c4eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #b4b24c
  3. #4cb4b2
  4. #4c4eb4

Square

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #82b44c
  3. #4cb4b2
  4. #7e4cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #491e1f
  2. #7f3536
  3. #b44c4e
  4. #cb8283
  5. #e1b8b9

Shades

#b44c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #a24446
  3. #903d3e
  4. #7e3537
  5. #6c2e2f
  6. #5a2627
  7. #481e1f
  8. #361717
  9. #240f10
  10. #120808
  11. #000000

Tints

#b44c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #bc5e60
  3. #c37071
  4. #cb8283
  5. #d29495
  6. #daa6a7
  7. #e1b7b8
  8. #e9c9ca
  9. #f0dbdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b44c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b44c4e
  2. #af5153
  3. #aa5658
  4. #a45c5d
  5. #9f6162
  6. #9a6667
  7. #956b6c
  8. #907071
  9. #8a7676
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6262 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65604d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f764c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43a4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c594e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97674d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be424e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b44c4e {
  color: #b44c4e;
}
Background
.bg-b44c4e {
  background-color: #b44c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b44c4e {
  border: 2px solid #b44c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b44c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 76 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 41% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b44c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b44c4e, #b47e4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b44c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 76 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.09 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.29 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.95 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.38 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 9.01 #4bb3b1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b44c4e  rgb(180, 76, 78)  hsl(359, 41%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4cb4b2  rgb(76, 180, 178)  hsl(179, 41%, 50%)  Verdigris
#4eb44c  rgb(78, 180, 76)  hsl(119, 41%, 50%)  Mantis
#4c4eb4  rgb(76, 78, 180)  hsl(239, 41%, 50%)  Ocean Blue