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#BB3E3E

#bb3e3e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3e3e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.31% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.84% magenta, 66.84% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 50.2% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1436

Complementary

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #3ebbbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #3ebb7c
  3. #3e7cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb3e7c
  2. #bb3e3e
  3. #bb7c3e

Triadic

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #3ebb3e
  3. #3e3ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #bbbb3e
  3. #3ebbbb
  4. #3e3ebb

Square

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #7cbb3e
  3. #3ebbbb
  4. #7c3ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #481818
  2. #822b2b
  3. #bb3e3e
  4. #d17474
  5. #e4aeae

Shades

#bb3e3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #a83838
  3. #963232
  4. #832b2b
  5. #702525
  6. #5e1f1f
  7. #4b1919
  8. #381313
  9. #250c0c
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3e3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #c25151
  3. #c96565
  4. #cf7878
  5. #d68b8b
  6. #dd9f9f
  7. #e4b2b2
  8. #ebc5c5
  9. #f1d8d8
  10. #f8ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3e3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3e3e
  2. #b54545
  3. #af4b4b
  4. #a95252
  5. #a35858
  6. #9e5f5f
  7. #986666
  8. #926c6c
  9. #8c7373
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915b5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60593d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f743a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1e3f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4f3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b633c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62e3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3e3e {
  color: #bb3e3e;
}
Background
.bg-bb3e3e {
  background-color: #bb3e3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3e3e {
  border: 2px solid #bb3e3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3e3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 62 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3e3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3e3e, #bb7c3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3e3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 62 62 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.91 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.15 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.41 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.55 #44c1c1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb3e3e  rgb(187, 62, 62)  hsl(0, 50%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3ebbbb  rgb(62, 187, 187)  hsl(180, 50%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#3ebb3e  rgb(62, 187, 62)  hsl(120, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3e3ebb  rgb(62, 62, 187)  hsl(240, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue