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#BB161F

#bb161f ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb161f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.63% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 83.42% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 356.73°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1124

Complementary

  1. #bb161f
  2. #16bbb2

Split complementary

  1. #bb161f
  2. #16bb60
  3. #1671bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1671
  2. #bb161f
  3. #bb6016

Triadic

  1. #bb161f
  2. #1fbb16
  3. #161fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb161f
  2. #bbb216
  3. #16bbb2
  4. #161fbb

Square

  1. #bb161f
  2. #71bb16
  3. #16bbb2
  4. #6016bb

Monochromatic

  1. #320608
  2. #770e14
  3. #bb161f
  4. #e73640
  5. #ef7b81

Shades

#bb161f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb161f
  2. #a8141c
  3. #961219
  4. #830f16
  5. #700d13
  6. #5e0b10
  7. #4b090c
  8. #380709
  9. #250406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb161f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb161f
  2. #c22d35
  3. #c9454c
  4. #cf5c62
  5. #d67379
  6. #dd8b8f
  7. #e4a2a5
  8. #ebb9bc
  9. #f1d0d2
  10. #f8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb161f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb161f
  2. #b52129
  3. #af2b32
  4. #a9363c
  5. #a34046
  6. #9e4b50
  7. #985659
  8. #926063
  9. #8c6b6d
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51481d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883a1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97551a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb161f {
  color: #bb161f;
}
Background
.bg-bb161f {
  background-color: #bb161f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb161f {
  border: 2px solid #bb161f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb161f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb161f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb161f, #bb6016);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb161f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 31 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.64 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.76 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.22 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.91 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.41 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.58 #44e9e0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb161f  rgb(187, 22, 31)  hsl(357, 79%, 41%)  Firebrick
#16bbb2  rgb(22, 187, 178)  hsl(177, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1fbb16  rgb(31, 187, 22)  hsl(117, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#161fbb  rgb(22, 31, 187)  hsl(237, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue