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#B5495E

#b5495e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b5495e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 28.63% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.67% magenta, 48.07% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 348.33°, with 42.52% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #b5495e
  2. #49b5a0

Split complementary

  1. #b5495e
  2. #49b56a
  3. #4994b5

Analogous

  1. #b54994
  2. #b5495e
  3. #b56a49

Triadic

  1. #b5495e
  2. #5eb549
  3. #495eb5

Tetradic

  1. #b5495e
  2. #b5a049
  3. #49b5a0
  4. #495eb5

Square

  1. #b5495e
  2. #94b549
  3. #49b5a0
  4. #6a49b5

Monochromatic

  1. #481d25
  2. #7e3342
  3. #b5495e
  4. #cb7f8e
  5. #e1b6be

Shades

#b5495e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b5495e
  2. #a34255
  3. #913a4b
  4. #7f3342
  5. #6d2c38
  6. #5b252f
  7. #481d26
  8. #36161c
  9. #240f13
  10. #120709
  11. #000000

Tints

#b5495e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b5495e
  2. #bc5b6e
  3. #c46d7e
  4. #cb808e
  5. #d3929e
  6. #daa4af
  7. #e1b6bf
  8. #e9c8cf
  9. #f0dbdf
  10. #f8edef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b5495e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b5495e
  2. #b04f61
  3. #aa5465
  4. #a55a68
  5. #a05f6c
  6. #9b656f
  7. #956a72
  8. #907076
  9. #8b7579
  10. #857b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906168 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60605e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c765c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c43a51 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a585e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96675d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be4056 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b5495e {
  color: #b5495e;
}
Background
.bg-b5495e {
  background-color: #b5495e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b5495e {
  border: 2px solid #b5495e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b5495e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 73 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 43% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b5495e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b5495e, #b56a49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b5495e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 73 94 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.55 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.38 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.89 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.99 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.33 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.34 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.64 #4ab6a1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b5495e  rgb(181, 73, 94)  hsl(348, 43%, 50%)  Brick Red
#49b5a0  rgb(73, 181, 160)  hsl(168, 43%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#5eb549  rgb(94, 181, 73)  hsl(108, 43%, 50%)  Mantis
#495eb5  rgb(73, 94, 181)  hsl(228, 43%, 50%)  Sapphire