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#B83C4E

#b83c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b83c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 23.53% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.39% magenta, 57.61% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 351.29°, with 50.82% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #3cb8a6

Split complementary

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #3cb868
  3. #3c8cb8

Analogous

  1. #b83c8c
  2. #b83c4e
  3. #b8683c

Triadic

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #4eb83c
  3. #3c4eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #b8a63c
  3. #3cb8a6
  4. #3c4eb8

Square

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #8cb83c
  3. #3cb8a6
  4. #683cb8

Monochromatic

  1. #45161d
  2. #7e2936
  3. #b83c4e
  4. #d0707e
  5. #e3aab2

Shades

#b83c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #a63646
  3. #93303e
  4. #812a37
  5. #6e242f
  6. #5c1e27
  7. #4a181f
  8. #371217
  9. #250c10
  10. #120608
  11. #000000

Tints

#b83c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #bf5060
  3. #c66371
  4. #cd7783
  5. #d48a95
  6. #dc9ea7
  7. #e3b1b8
  8. #eac5ca
  9. #f1d8dc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b83c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b83c4e
  2. #b24353
  3. #ad4a58
  4. #a7505d
  5. #a25762
  6. #9c5e67
  7. #96656c
  8. #916c71
  9. #8b7276
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b584e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b724b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c92243 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4e4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97614c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c22e48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b83c4e {
  color: #b83c4e;
}
Background
.bg-b83c4e {
  background-color: #b83c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b83c4e {
  border: 2px solid #b83c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b83c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 60 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 51% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b83c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b83c4e, #b8683c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b83c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 60 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.35 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.69 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 8.14 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.15 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.19 #47c3b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b83c4e  rgb(184, 60, 78)  hsl(351, 51%, 48%)  Brick Red
#3cb8a6  rgb(60, 184, 166)  hsl(171, 51%, 48%)  Light Sea Green
#4eb83c  rgb(78, 184, 60)  hsl(111, 51%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#3c4eb8  rgb(60, 78, 184)  hsl(231, 51%, 48%)  Sapphire