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#B9526A

#b9526a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b9526a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 32.16% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.68% magenta, 42.7% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 346.02°, with 42.39% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 6.99.

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Relative luminance0.1739

Complementary

  1. #b9526a
  2. #52b9a1

Split complementary

  1. #b9526a
  2. #52b96d
  3. #529db9

Analogous

  1. #b9529d
  2. #b9526a
  3. #b96d52

Triadic

  1. #b9526a
  2. #6ab952
  3. #526ab9

Tetradic

  1. #b9526a
  2. #b9a152
  3. #52b9a1
  4. #526ab9

Square

  1. #b9526a
  2. #9db952
  3. #52b9a1
  4. #6d52b9

Monochromatic

  1. #51212c
  2. #88374a
  3. #b9526a
  4. #cf8899
  5. #e5bfc8

Shades

#b9526a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9526a
  2. #a74a5f
  3. #944255
  4. #82394a
  5. #6f3140
  6. #5d2935
  7. #4a212a
  8. #381920
  9. #251015
  10. #13080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9526a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9526a
  2. #c06379
  3. #c77588
  4. #ce8697
  5. #d597a6
  6. #dca9b5
  7. #e3bac3
  8. #eacbd2
  9. #f1dce1
  10. #f8eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9526a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9526a
  2. #b3576c
  3. #ae5b6e
  4. #a86071
  5. #a26473
  6. #9d6975
  7. #976e77
  8. #917279
  9. #8b777c
  10. #867b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956870 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66676b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817b68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8465b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5f6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6d69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c24b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9526a {
  color: #b9526a;
}
Background
.bg-b9526a {
  background-color: #b9526a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b9526a {
  border: 2px solid #b9526a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9526a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 82 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 42% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9526a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9526a, #b96d52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9526a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 82 106 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.99 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 7.20 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.22 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.80 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.96 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.42 #46ad95 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b9526a  rgb(185, 82, 106)  hsl(346, 42%, 52%)  Brick Red
#52b9a1  rgb(82, 185, 161)  hsl(166, 42%, 52%)  Mint
#6ab952  rgb(106, 185, 82)  hsl(106, 42%, 52%)  Mantis
#526ab9  rgb(82, 106, 185)  hsl(226, 42%, 52%)  Royal Blue