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#BB162B

#bb162b ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb162b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 77.01% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.36°, 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1131

Complementary

  1. #bb162b
  2. #16bba6

Split complementary

  1. #bb162b
  2. #16bb53
  3. #167ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb167e
  2. #bb162b
  3. #bb5316

Triadic

  1. #bb162b
  2. #2bbb16
  3. #162bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb162b
  2. #bba616
  3. #16bba6
  4. #162bbb

Square

  1. #bb162b
  2. #7ebb16
  3. #16bba6
  4. #5316bb

Monochromatic

  1. #32060c
  2. #770e1b
  3. #bb162b
  4. #e7364d
  5. #ef7b89

Shades

#bb162b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb162b
  2. #a81427
  3. #961222
  4. #830f1e
  5. #700d1a
  6. #5e0b16
  7. #4b0911
  8. #38070d
  9. #250409
  10. #130204
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb162b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb162b
  2. #c22d40
  3. #c94555
  4. #cf5c6b
  5. #d67380
  6. #dd8b95
  7. #e4a2aa
  8. #ebb9bf
  9. #f1d0d5
  10. #f8e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb162b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb162b
  2. #b52134
  3. #af2b3c
  4. #a93645
  5. #a3404d
  6. #9e4b56
  7. #98565e
  8. #926067
  9. #8c6b6f
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883a2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975527 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb162b {
  color: #bb162b;
}
Background
.bg-bb162b {
  background-color: #bb162b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb162b {
  border: 2px solid #bb162b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb162b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 22 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb162b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb162b, #bb5316);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb162b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 22 43 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.47 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.80 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.13 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.13 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.50 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.04 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.44 #44e9d4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb162b  rgb(187, 22, 43)  hsl(352, 79%, 41%)  Firebrick
#16bba6  rgb(22, 187, 166)  hsl(172, 79%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#2bbb16  rgb(43, 187, 22)  hsl(112, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#162bbb  rgb(22, 43, 187)  hsl(232, 79%, 41%)  Persian Blue