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#BB151F

#bb151f ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb151f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.24% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.77% magenta, 83.42% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 356.39°, with 79.81% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.65.

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Relative luminance0.112

Complementary

  1. #bb151f
  2. #15bbb1

Split complementary

  1. #bb151f
  2. #15bb5e
  3. #1572bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1572
  2. #bb151f
  3. #bb5e15

Triadic

  1. #bb151f
  2. #1fbb15
  3. #151fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb151f
  2. #bbb115
  3. #15bbb1
  4. #151fbb

Square

  1. #bb151f
  2. #72bb15
  3. #15bbb1
  4. #5e15bb

Monochromatic

  1. #310608
  2. #760d14
  3. #bb151f
  4. #e8343f
  5. #f07980

Shades

#bb151f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb151f
  2. #a8131c
  3. #961119
  4. #830f16
  5. #700d13
  6. #5e0b10
  7. #4b080c
  8. #380609
  9. #250406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb151f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb151f
  2. #c22c35
  3. #c9444c
  4. #cf5b62
  5. #d67379
  6. #dd8a8f
  7. #e4a1a5
  8. #ebb9bc
  9. #f1d0d2
  10. #f8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb151f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb151f
  2. #b52029
  3. #af2a32
  4. #a9353c
  5. #a34046
  6. #9e4b50
  7. #985559
  8. #926063
  9. #8c6b6d
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50481d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88391e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97551a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb151f {
  color: #bb151f;
}
Background
.bg-bb151f {
  background-color: #bb151f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb151f {
  border: 2px solid #bb151f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb151f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 21 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb151f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb151f, #bb5e15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb151f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 21 31 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.65 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.79 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.28 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.45 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.56 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.56 #44eae0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb151f  rgb(187, 21, 31)  hsl(356, 80%, 41%)  Firebrick
#15bbb1  rgb(21, 187, 177)  hsl(176, 80%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1fbb15  rgb(31, 187, 21)  hsl(116, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#151fbb  rgb(21, 31, 187)  hsl(236, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue