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#B45461

#b45461 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b45461 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 32.94% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 46.11% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 351.88°, with 39.02% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #b45461
  2. #54b4a7

Split complementary

  1. #b45461
  2. #54b477
  3. #5491b4

Analogous

  1. #b45491
  2. #b45461
  3. #b47754

Triadic

  1. #b45461
  2. #61b454
  3. #5461b4

Tetradic

  1. #b45461
  2. #b4a754
  3. #54b4a7
  4. #5461b4

Square

  1. #b45461
  2. #91b454
  3. #54b4a7
  4. #7754b4

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2228
  2. #823943
  3. #b45461
  4. #cb8992
  5. #e3bec3

Shades

#b45461 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b45461
  2. #a24c57
  3. #90434e
  4. #7e3b44
  5. #6c323a
  6. #5a2a31
  7. #482227
  8. #36191d
  9. #241113
  10. #12080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#b45461 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b45461
  2. #bc6571
  3. #c37681
  4. #cb8790
  5. #d298a0
  6. #daaab0
  7. #e1bbc0
  8. #e9ccd0
  9. #f0dddf
  10. #f8eeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b45461 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b45461
  2. #af5864
  3. #aa5d67
  4. #a4616a
  5. #9f666d
  6. #9a6a71
  7. #956e74
  8. #907377
  9. #8a777a
  10. #857c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91676c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686661 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807a5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c34859 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d6061 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986c60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd4d5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b45461 {
  color: #b45461;
}
Background
.bg-b45461 {
  background-color: #b45461;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b45461 {
  border: 2px solid #b45461;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b45461;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 84 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 39% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b45461 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b45461, #b47754);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b45461 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 84 97 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.70 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.52 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.76 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.82 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.31 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.50 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.58 #4bab9e Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b45461  rgb(180, 84, 97)  hsl(352, 39%, 52%)  Brick Red
#54b4a7  rgb(84, 180, 167)  hsl(172, 39%, 52%)  Verdigris
#61b454  rgb(97, 180, 84)  hsl(112, 39%, 52%)  Mantis
#5461b4  rgb(84, 97, 180)  hsl(232, 39%, 52%)  Slate Blue