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#B54259

#b54259 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b54259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 25.88% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.54% magenta, 50.83% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 46.56% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.1444

Complementary

  1. #b54259
  2. #42b59e

Split complementary

  1. #b54259
  2. #42b564
  3. #4292b5

Analogous

  1. #b54292
  2. #b54259
  3. #b56442

Triadic

  1. #b54259
  2. #59b542
  3. #4259b5

Tetradic

  1. #b54259
  2. #b59e42
  3. #42b59e
  4. #4259b5

Square

  1. #b54259
  2. #92b542
  3. #42b59e
  4. #6442b5

Monochromatic

  1. #451922
  2. #7d2e3d
  3. #b54259
  4. #cd7688
  5. #e2aeb9

Shades

#b54259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b54259
  2. #a33b50
  3. #913547
  4. #7f2e3e
  5. #6d2835
  6. #5b212d
  7. #481a24
  8. #36141b
  9. #240d12
  10. #120709
  11. #000000

Tints

#b54259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b54259
  2. #bc556a
  3. #c4687a
  4. #cb7b8b
  5. #d38e9b
  6. #daa1ac
  7. #e1b3bd
  8. #e9c6cd
  9. #f0d9de
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b54259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b54259
  2. #b0485d
  3. #aa4e61
  4. #a55565
  5. #a05b69
  6. #9b616d
  7. #956770
  8. #906d74
  9. #8b7478
  10. #857a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5d64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5b59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5304b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #895259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956357 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf3851 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b54259 {
  color: #b54259;
}
Background
.bg-b54259 {
  background-color: #b54259;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b54259 {
  border: 2px solid #b54259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b54259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 66 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 47% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b54259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b54259, #b56442);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b54259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 66 89 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.49 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.51 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.61 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.67 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.01 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.14 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.60 #4abda6 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b54259  rgb(181, 66, 89)  hsl(348, 47%, 48%)  Brick Red
#42b59e  rgb(66, 181, 158)  hsl(168, 47%, 48%)  Persian Green
#59b542  rgb(89, 181, 66)  hsl(108, 47%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#4259b5  rgb(66, 89, 181)  hsl(228, 47%, 48%)  Sapphire