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#B8384E

#b8384e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b8384e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 21.96% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.57% magenta, 57.61% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 349.69°, with 53.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.1357

Complementary

  1. #b8384e
  2. #38b8a2

Split complementary

  1. #b8384e
  2. #38b862
  3. #388eb8

Analogous

  1. #b8388e
  2. #b8384e
  3. #b86238

Triadic

  1. #b8384e
  2. #4eb838
  3. #384eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b8384e
  2. #b8a238
  3. #38b8a2
  4. #384eb8

Square

  1. #b8384e
  2. #8eb838
  3. #38b8a2
  4. #6238b8

Monochromatic

  1. #43141c
  2. #7d2635
  3. #b8384e
  4. #d26b7c
  5. #e4a5b0

Shades

#b8384e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b8384e
  2. #a63246
  3. #932d3e
  4. #812737
  5. #6e222f
  6. #5c1c27
  7. #4a161f
  8. #371117
  9. #250b10
  10. #120608
  11. #000000

Tints

#b8384e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b8384e
  2. #bf4c60
  3. #c66071
  4. #cd7483
  5. #d48895
  6. #dc9ca7
  7. #e3afb8
  8. #eac3ca
  9. #f1d7dc
  10. #f8ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b8384e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b8384e
  2. #b23f53
  3. #ad4658
  4. #a74e5d
  5. #a25562
  6. #9c5c67
  7. #96636c
  8. #916a71
  9. #8b7276
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59564e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79714b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c91a41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894c4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975f4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c32947 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b8384e {
  color: #b8384e;
}
Background
.bg-b8384e {
  background-color: #b8384e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b8384e {
  border: 2px solid #b8384e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b8384e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 56 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 53% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b8384e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8384e, #b86238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b8384e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 56 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.89 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.32 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.86 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.93 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.04 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.08 #47c7b1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b8384e  rgb(184, 56, 78)  hsl(350, 53%, 47%)  Brick Red
#38b8a2  rgb(56, 184, 162)  hsl(170, 53%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#4eb838  rgb(78, 184, 56)  hsl(110, 53%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#384eb8  rgb(56, 78, 184)  hsl(230, 53%, 47%)  Sapphire