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#BB3550

#bb3550 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3550 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 20.78% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.66% magenta, 57.22% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.91°, with 55.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #bb3550
  2. #35bba0

Split complementary

  1. #bb3550
  2. #35bb5d
  3. #3593bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3593
  2. #bb3550
  3. #bb5d35

Triadic

  1. #bb3550
  2. #50bb35
  3. #3550bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3550
  2. #bba035
  3. #35bba0
  4. #3550bb

Square

  1. #bb3550
  2. #93bb35
  3. #35bba0
  4. #5d35bb

Monochromatic

  1. #44131d
  2. #7f2437
  3. #bb3550
  4. #d4687e
  5. #e5a4b1

Shades

#bb3550 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3550
  2. #a83048
  3. #962a40
  4. #832538
  5. #702030
  6. #5e1b28
  7. #4b1520
  8. #381018
  9. #250b10
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3550 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3550
  2. #c24962
  3. #c95d73
  4. #cf7285
  5. #d68696
  6. #dd9aa8
  7. #e4aeb9
  8. #ebc2cb
  9. #f1d7dc
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3550 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3550
  2. #b53d55
  3. #af445a
  4. #a94c5e
  5. #a35363
  6. #9e5b68
  7. #98626d
  8. #926a72
  9. #8c7176
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90575f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585650 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a724d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1240 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4b50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985f4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62447 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3550 {
  color: #bb3550;
}
Background
.bg-bb3550 {
  background-color: #bb3550;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3550 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3550;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3550;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 53 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3550 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3550, #bb5d35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3550 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 53 80 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.93 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.04 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.17 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.42 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.68 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 8.11 #44caaf Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3550  rgb(187, 53, 80)  hsl(348, 56%, 47%)  Brick Red
#35bba0  rgb(53, 187, 160)  hsl(168, 56%, 47%)  Mint
#50bb35  rgb(80, 187, 53)  hsl(108, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3550bb  rgb(53, 80, 187)  hsl(228, 56%, 47%)  Sapphire