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#BB3752

#bb3752 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3752 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.57% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 56.15% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.73°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.1391

Complementary

  1. #bb3752
  2. #37bba0

Split complementary

  1. #bb3752
  2. #37bb5e
  3. #3794bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3794
  2. #bb3752
  3. #bb5e37

Triadic

  1. #bb3752
  2. #52bb37
  3. #3752bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3752
  2. #bba037
  3. #37bba0
  4. #3752bb

Square

  1. #bb3752
  2. #94bb37
  3. #37bba0
  4. #5e37bb

Monochromatic

  1. #45141e
  2. #802638
  3. #bb3752
  4. #d36b80
  5. #e5a6b3

Shades

#bb3752 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3752
  2. #a8324a
  3. #962c42
  4. #832739
  5. #702131
  6. #5e1c29
  7. #4b1621
  8. #381119
  9. #250b10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3752 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3752
  2. #c24b63
  3. #c95f75
  4. #cf7386
  5. #d68797
  6. #dd9ba9
  7. #e4afba
  8. #ebc3cb
  9. #f1d7dc
  10. #f8ebee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3752 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3752
  2. #b53e57
  3. #af465b
  4. #a94d60
  5. #a35464
  6. #9e5c69
  7. #98636e
  8. #926a72
  9. #8c7177
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915860 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585752 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a724f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc1842 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62749 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3752 {
  color: #bb3752;
}
Background
.bg-bb3752 {
  background-color: #bb3752;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3752 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3752;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3752;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3752 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3752, #bb5e37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3752 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.85 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.86 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.04 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.40 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.46 #44c8ad Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3752  rgb(187, 55, 82)  hsl(348, 55%, 47%)  Brick Red
#37bba0  rgb(55, 187, 160)  hsl(168, 55%, 47%)  Mint
#52bb37  rgb(82, 187, 55)  hsl(108, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3752bb  rgb(55, 82, 187)  hsl(228, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire