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#B63C4E

#b63c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b63c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 23.53% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.03% magenta, 57.14% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 351.15°, with 50.41% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #3cb6a4

Split complementary

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #3cb667
  3. #3c8bb6

Analogous

  1. #b63c8b
  2. #b63c4e
  3. #b6673c

Triadic

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #4eb63c
  3. #3c4eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #b6a43c
  3. #3cb6a4
  4. #3c4eb6

Square

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #8bb63c
  3. #3cb6a4
  4. #673cb6

Monochromatic

  1. #43161d
  2. #7c2935
  3. #b63c4e
  4. #d06f7d
  5. #e2a9b1

Shades

#b63c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #a43646
  3. #92303e
  4. #7f2a37
  5. #6d242f
  6. #5b1e27
  7. #49181f
  8. #371217
  9. #240c10
  10. #120608
  11. #000000

Tints

#b63c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #bd5060
  3. #c56371
  4. #cc7783
  5. #d38a95
  6. #db9ea7
  7. #e2b1b8
  8. #e9c5ca
  9. #f0d8dc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b63c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b63c4e
  2. #b14353
  3. #ab4a58
  4. #a6505d
  5. #a05762
  6. #9b5e67
  7. #96656c
  8. #906c71
  9. #8b7276
  10. #85797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e595e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c72343 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96604c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c02f48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b63c4e {
  color: #b63c4e;
}
Background
.bg-b63c4e {
  background-color: #b63c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b63c4e {
  border: 2px solid #b63c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b63c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 60 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 50% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b63c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b63c4e, #b6673c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b63c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 60 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.76 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.41 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.86 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.07 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.42 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.43 #49c3b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b63c4e  rgb(182, 60, 78)  hsl(351, 50%, 47%)  Brick Red
#3cb6a4  rgb(60, 182, 164)  hsl(171, 50%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#4eb63c  rgb(78, 182, 60)  hsl(111, 50%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3c4eb6  rgb(60, 78, 182)  hsl(231, 50%, 47%)  Sapphire