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#B9575E

#b9575e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b9575e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 34.12% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 52.97% magenta, 49.19% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 355.71°, with 41.18% saturation and 53.33% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.1794

Complementary

  1. #b9575e
  2. #57b9b2

Split complementary

  1. #b9575e
  2. #57b981
  3. #578fb9

Analogous

  1. #b9578f
  2. #b9575e
  3. #b98157

Triadic

  1. #b9575e
  2. #5eb957
  3. #575eb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9575e
  2. #b9b257
  3. #57b9b2
  4. #575eb9

Square

  1. #b9575e
  2. #8fb957
  3. #57b9b2
  4. #8157b9

Monochromatic

  1. #542326
  2. #8a393f
  3. #b9575e
  4. #cf8d92
  5. #e6c3c5

Shades

#b9575e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9575e
  2. #a74e55
  3. #94464b
  4. #823d42
  5. #6f3438
  6. #5d2c2f
  7. #4a2326
  8. #381a1c
  9. #251113
  10. #130909
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9575e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9575e
  2. #c0686e
  3. #c7797e
  4. #ce898e
  5. #d59a9e
  6. #dcabaf
  7. #e3bcbf
  8. #eacdcf
  9. #f1dddf
  10. #f8eeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9575e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9575e
  2. #b35b61
  3. #ae5f65
  4. #a86368
  5. #a2676c
  6. #9d6c6f
  7. #977072
  8. #917476
  9. #8b7879
  10. #867c7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956b6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c695e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857d5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9495a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91625e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d705d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c34f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9575e {
  color: #b9575e;
}
Background
.bg-b9575e {
  background-color: #b9575e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b9575e {
  border: 2px solid #b9575e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9575e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 87 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 41% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9575e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9575e, #b98157);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9575e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 87 94 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.01 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.37 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.40 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.69 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 8.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.67 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.79 #46a8a1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#b9575e  rgb(185, 87, 94)  hsl(356, 41%, 53%)  Brick Red
#57b9b2  rgb(87, 185, 178)  hsl(176, 41%, 53%)  Verdigris
#5eb957  rgb(94, 185, 87)  hsl(116, 41%, 53%)  Mantis
#575eb9  rgb(87, 94, 185)  hsl(236, 41%, 53%)  Slate Blue