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#BB3F38

#bb3f38 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3f38 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.71% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.31% magenta, 70.05% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 3.21°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1441

Complementary

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #38b4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #38bb81
  3. #3872bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3872
  2. #bb3f38
  3. #bb8138

Triadic

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #38bb3f
  3. #3f38bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #b4bb38
  3. #38b4bb
  4. #3f38bb

Square

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #72bb38
  3. #38b4bb
  4. #8138bb

Monochromatic

  1. #451715
  2. #802b26
  3. #bb3f38
  4. #d3726c
  5. #e5aba7

Shades

#bb3f38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #a83932
  3. #96322d
  4. #832c27
  5. #702622
  6. #5e201c
  7. #4b1916
  8. #381311
  9. #250d0b
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3f38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #c2524c
  3. #c96560
  4. #cf7974
  5. #d68c88
  6. #dd9f9c
  7. #e4b2af
  8. #ebc5c3
  9. #f1d9d7
  10. #f8eceb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3f38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3f38
  2. #b5463f
  3. #af4c46
  4. #a9534e
  5. #a35955
  6. #9e605c
  7. #986663
  8. #926d6a
  9. #8c7372
  10. #867a79
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915c5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615936 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807434 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1e3e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5037 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62e3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3f38 {
  color: #bb3f38;
}
Background
.bg-bb3f38 {
  background-color: #bb3f38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3f38 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3f38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3f38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 63 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3f38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3f38, #bb8138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3f38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 63 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.42 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.53 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.68 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.15 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.56 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.56 #44c0c7 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb3f38  rgb(187, 63, 56)  hsl(3, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38b4bb  rgb(56, 180, 187)  hsl(183, 54%, 48%)  Verdigris
#38bb3f  rgb(56, 187, 63)  hsl(123, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#3f38bb  rgb(63, 56, 187)  hsl(243, 54%, 48%)  Ocean Blue