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#BB021F

#bb021f ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb021f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0.78% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.93% magenta, 83.42% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.59°, with 97.88% saturation and 37.06% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.1071

Complementary

  1. #bb021f
  2. #02bb9e

Split complementary

  1. #bb021f
  2. #02bb41
  3. #027cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb027c
  2. #bb021f
  3. #bb4102

Triadic

  1. #bb021f
  2. #1fbb02
  3. #021fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb021f
  2. #bb9e02
  3. #02bb9e
  4. #021fbb

Square

  1. #bb021f
  2. #7cbb02
  3. #02bb9e
  4. #4102bb

Monochromatic

  1. #240006
  2. #6f0112
  3. #bb021f
  4. #fc0d33
  5. #fd5973

Shades

#bb021f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb021f
  2. #a8021c
  3. #960219
  4. #830116
  5. #700113
  6. #5e0110
  7. #4b010c
  8. #380109
  9. #250006
  10. #130003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb021f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb021f
  2. #c21b35
  3. #c9354c
  4. #cf4e62
  5. #d66779
  6. #dd818f
  7. #e49aa5
  8. #ebb3bc
  9. #f1ccd2
  10. #f8e6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb021f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb021f
  2. #b50f29
  3. #af1b32
  4. #a9283c
  5. #a33446
  6. #9e4150
  7. #984e59
  8. #925a63
  9. #8c676d
  10. #867376
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c484b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d451d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766915 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87351e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965219 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb021f {
  color: #bb021f;
}
Background
.bg-bb021f {
  background-color: #bb021f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb021f {
  border: 2px solid #bb021f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb021f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 2 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb021f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb021f, #bb4102);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb021f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 2 31 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.24 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.53 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.26 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.43 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.43 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.68 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.08 #44fde0 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb021f  rgb(187, 2, 31)  hsl(351, 98%, 37%)  Firebrick
#02bb9e  rgb(2, 187, 158)  hsl(171, 98%, 37%)  Jungle Green
#1fbb02  rgb(31, 187, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#021fbb  rgb(2, 31, 187)  hsl(231, 98%, 37%)  Zaffre