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#B64B4E

#b64b4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b64b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 29.41% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.79% magenta, 57.14% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 358.32°, with 42.29% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #4bb6b3

Split complementary

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #4bb67d
  3. #4b83b6

Analogous

  1. #b64b83
  2. #b64b4e
  3. #b67d4b

Triadic

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #4eb64b
  3. #4b4eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #b6b34b
  3. #4bb6b3
  4. #4b4eb6

Square

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #83b64b
  3. #4bb6b3
  4. #7d4bb6

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1e1f
  2. #803436
  3. #b64b4e
  4. #cc8184
  5. #e2b8b9

Shades

#b64b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #a44446
  3. #923c3e
  4. #7f3537
  5. #6d2d2f
  6. #5b2627
  7. #491e1f
  8. #371717
  9. #240f10
  10. #120808
  11. #000000

Tints

#b64b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #bd5d60
  3. #c56f71
  4. #cc8183
  5. #d39395
  6. #dba5a7
  7. #e2b7b8
  8. #e9c9ca
  9. #f0dbdc
  10. #f8eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b64b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b64b4e
  2. #b15053
  3. #ab5658
  4. #a65b5d
  5. #a06062
  6. #9b6667
  7. #966b6c
  8. #907071
  9. #8b7576
  10. #857b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906263 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65604d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80764b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7384d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d584e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98684d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0414d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b64b4e {
  color: #b64b4e;
}
Background
.bg-b64b4e {
  background-color: #b64b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b64b4e {
  border: 2px solid #b64b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b64b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 75 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 42% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b64b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b64b4e, #b67d4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b64b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 75 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.67 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.69 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.68 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.09 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.89 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.59 #49b4b1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b64b4e  rgb(182, 75, 78)  hsl(358, 42%, 50%)  Brick Red
#4bb6b3  rgb(75, 182, 179)  hsl(178, 42%, 50%)  Verdigris
#4eb64b  rgb(78, 182, 75)  hsl(118, 42%, 50%)  Mantis
#4b4eb6  rgb(75, 78, 182)  hsl(238, 42%, 50%)  Ocean Blue