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#B7455E

#b7455e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b7455e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 27.06% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.3% magenta, 48.63% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 346.84°, with 45.24% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #b7455e
  2. #45b79e

Split complementary

  1. #b7455e
  2. #45b765
  3. #4597b7

Analogous

  1. #b74597
  2. #b7455e
  3. #b76545

Triadic

  1. #b7455e
  2. #5eb745
  3. #455eb7

Tetradic

  1. #b7455e
  2. #b79e45
  3. #45b79e
  4. #455eb7

Square

  1. #b7455e
  2. #97b745
  3. #45b79e
  4. #6545b7

Monochromatic

  1. #481b25
  2. #7f3041
  3. #b7455e
  4. #cd7b8d
  5. #e2b3bd

Shades

#b7455e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b7455e
  2. #a53e55
  3. #92374b
  4. #803042
  5. #6e2938
  6. #5c232f
  7. #491c26
  8. #37151c
  9. #250e13
  10. #120709
  11. #000000

Tints

#b7455e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b7455e
  2. #be586e
  3. #c56a7e
  4. #cd7d8e
  5. #d48f9e
  6. #dba2af
  7. #e2b5bf
  8. #e9c7cf
  9. #f1dadf
  10. #f8ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b7455e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b7455e
  2. #b24b61
  3. #ac5165
  4. #a75768
  5. #a15d6c
  6. #9c636f
  7. #966872
  8. #916e76
  9. #8b7479
  10. #867a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5e5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b755b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7344f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b555e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97655c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c13c55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b7455e {
  color: #b7455e;
}
Background
.bg-b7455e {
  background-color: #b7455e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b7455e {
  border: 2px solid #b7455e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b7455e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 69 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 45% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b7455e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b7455e, #b76545);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b7455e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 69 94 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.71 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.97 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.04 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.34 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.62 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.77 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.06 #48baa1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b7455e  rgb(183, 69, 94)  hsl(347, 45%, 49%)  Brick Red
#45b79e  rgb(69, 183, 158)  hsl(167, 45%, 49%)  Jungle Green
#5eb745  rgb(94, 183, 69)  hsl(107, 45%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#455eb7  rgb(69, 94, 183)  hsl(227, 45%, 49%)  Denim