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#BB0804

#bb0804 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb0804 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.14% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.72% magenta, 97.86% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 1.31°, with 95.81% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.1075

Complementary

  1. #bb0804
  2. #04b7bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb0804
  2. #04bb63
  3. #045cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb045c
  2. #bb0804
  3. #bb6304

Triadic

  1. #bb0804
  2. #04bb08
  3. #0804bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0804
  2. #b7bb04
  3. #04b7bb
  4. #0804bb

Square

  1. #bb0804
  2. #5cbb04
  3. #04b7bb
  4. #6304bb

Monochromatic

  1. #250201
  2. #700502
  3. #bb0804
  4. #fa1712
  5. #fc605c

Shades

#bb0804 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0804
  2. #a80704
  3. #960603
  4. #830603
  5. #700502
  6. #5e0402
  7. #4b0302
  8. #380201
  9. #250201
  10. #130100
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0804 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0804
  2. #c2211d
  3. #c93936
  4. #cf524f
  5. #d66b68
  6. #dd8482
  7. #e49c9b
  8. #ebb5b4
  9. #f1cecd
  10. #f8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0804 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0804
  2. #b51410
  3. #af201d
  4. #a92c29
  5. #a33836
  6. #9e4442
  7. #98504e
  8. #925c5b
  9. #8c6867
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975300 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7000a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0804 {
  color: #bb0804;
}
Background
.bg-bb0804 {
  background-color: #bb0804;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0804 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0804;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0804;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 96% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0804 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0804, #bb6304);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0804 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 4 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.42 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.57 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.86 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.00 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.12 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.25 #44f7fb Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Rufous
#bb0804  rgb(187, 8, 4)  hsl(1, 96%, 37%)  Rufous
#04b7bb  rgb(4, 183, 187)  hsl(181, 96%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#04bb08  rgb(4, 187, 8)  hsl(121, 96%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0804bb  rgb(8, 4, 187)  hsl(241, 96%, 37%)  Medium Blue