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#BB364F

#bb364f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb364f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.18% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.12% magenta, 57.75% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.72°, with 55.19% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.1377

Complementary

  1. #bb364f
  2. #36bba2

Split complementary

  1. #bb364f
  2. #36bb5f
  3. #3691bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3691
  2. #bb364f
  3. #bb5f36

Triadic

  1. #bb364f
  2. #4fbb36
  3. #364fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb364f
  2. #bba236
  3. #36bba2
  4. #364fbb

Square

  1. #bb364f
  2. #91bb36
  3. #36bba2
  4. #5f36bb

Monochromatic

  1. #44141d
  2. #802536
  3. #bb364f
  4. #d46a7e
  5. #e5a5b1

Shades

#bb364f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb364f
  2. #a83147
  3. #962b3f
  4. #832637
  5. #70202f
  6. #5e1b28
  7. #4b1620
  8. #381018
  9. #250b10
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb364f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb364f
  2. #c24a61
  3. #c95e72
  4. #cf7284
  5. #d68695
  6. #dd9ba7
  7. #e4afb9
  8. #ebc3ca
  9. #f1d7dc
  10. #f8ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb364f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb364f
  2. #b53d54
  3. #af4559
  4. #a94c5e
  5. #a35463
  6. #9e5b68
  7. #98626c
  8. #926a71
  9. #8c7176
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91585f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b724c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1440 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4b4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995f4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62547 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb364f {
  color: #bb364f;
}
Background
.bg-bb364f {
  background-color: #bb364f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb364f {
  border: 2px solid #bb364f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb364f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 54 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb364f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb364f, #bb5f36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb364f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 54 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.67 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.38 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.23 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.31 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.53 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.86 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.04 #44c9b0 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb364f  rgb(187, 54, 79)  hsl(349, 55%, 47%)  Brick Red
#36bba2  rgb(54, 187, 162)  hsl(169, 55%, 47%)  Mint
#4fbb36  rgb(79, 187, 54)  hsl(109, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#364fbb  rgb(54, 79, 187)  hsl(229, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire