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#BB393A

#bb393a ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb393a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 22.35% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.52% magenta, 68.98% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 359.54°, with 53.28% saturation and 47.84% 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 Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #bb393a
  2. #39bbba

Split complementary

  1. #bb393a
  2. #39bb79
  3. #397bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb397b
  2. #bb393a
  3. #bb7939

Triadic

  1. #bb393a
  2. #3abb39
  3. #393abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb393a
  2. #bbba39
  3. #39bbba
  4. #393abb

Square

  1. #bb393a
  2. #7bbb39
  3. #39bbba
  4. #7939bb

Monochromatic

  1. #461516
  2. #802728
  3. #bb393a
  4. #d36e6f
  5. #e5a8a9

Shades

#bb393a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb393a
  2. #a83334
  3. #962e2e
  4. #832829
  5. #702223
  6. #5e1d1d
  7. #4b1717
  8. #381111
  9. #250b0c
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb393a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb393a
  2. #c24d4e
  3. #c96161
  4. #cf7475
  5. #d68889
  6. #dd9c9d
  7. #e4b0b0
  8. #ebc4c4
  9. #f1d7d8
  10. #f8ebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb393a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb393a
  2. #b54041
  3. #af4748
  4. #a94e4f
  5. #a35556
  6. #9e5d5d
  7. #986464
  8. #926b6b
  9. #8c7272
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915959 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5639 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7236 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd103b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4c39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6263b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb393a {
  color: #bb393a;
}
Background
.bg-bb393a {
  background-color: #bb393a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb393a {
  border: 2px solid #bb393a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb393a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 57 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 53% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb393a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb393a, #bb7939);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb393a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 57 58 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.72 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.19 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.60 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.49 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.84 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.87 #44c6c5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb393a  rgb(187, 57, 58)  hsl(360, 53%, 48%)  Persian Red
#39bbba  rgb(57, 187, 186)  hsl(180, 53%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#3abb39  rgb(58, 187, 57)  hsl(120, 53%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#393abb  rgb(57, 58, 187)  hsl(240, 53%, 48%)  Persian Blue