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#BB2229

#bb2229 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2229 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 13.33% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.82% magenta, 78.07% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 357.25°, with 69.23% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #bb2229
  2. #22bbb4

Split complementary

  1. #bb2229
  2. #22bb67
  3. #2276bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2276
  2. #bb2229
  3. #bb6722

Triadic

  1. #bb2229
  2. #29bb22
  3. #2229bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2229
  2. #bbb422
  3. #22bbb4
  4. #2229bb

Square

  1. #bb2229
  2. #76bb22
  3. #22bbb4
  4. #6722bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0a0d
  2. #7a161b
  3. #bb2229
  4. #de4b52
  5. #ea8c90

Shades

#bb2229 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2229
  2. #a81f25
  3. #961b21
  4. #83181d
  5. #701419
  6. #5e1115
  7. #4b0e10
  8. #380a0c
  9. #250708
  10. #130304
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2229 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2229
  2. #c2383e
  3. #c94e54
  4. #cf6469
  5. #d67a7f
  6. #dd9194
  7. #e4a7a9
  8. #ebbdbf
  9. #f1d3d4
  10. #f8e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2229 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2229
  2. #b52b32
  3. #af353a
  4. #a93e43
  5. #a3484c
  6. #9e5155
  7. #985a5d
  8. #926466
  9. #8c6d6f
  10. #867777
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4f50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893f28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2229 {
  color: #bb2229;
}
Background
.bg-bb2229 {
  background-color: #bb2229;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2229 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2229;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2229;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 34 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 69% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2229 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2229, #bb6722);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2229 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 34 41 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.30 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.86 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.11 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.11 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.13 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.50 #44ddd6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#bb2229  rgb(187, 34, 41)  hsl(357, 69%, 43%)  Firebrick
#22bbb4  rgb(34, 187, 180)  hsl(177, 69%, 43%)  Tiffany Blue
#29bb22  rgb(41, 187, 34)  hsl(117, 69%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2229bb  rgb(34, 41, 187)  hsl(237, 69%, 43%)  Persian Blue