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#BB3F49

#bb3f49 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3f49 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 24.71% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.31% magenta, 60.96% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 355.16°, with 49.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.146

Complementary

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #3fbbb1

Split complementary

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #3fbb73
  3. #3f87bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3f87
  2. #bb3f49
  3. #bb733f

Triadic

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #49bb3f
  3. #3f49bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #bbb13f
  3. #3fbbb1
  4. #3f49bb

Square

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #87bb3f
  3. #3fbbb1
  4. #733fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #49181c
  2. #822c33
  3. #bb3f49
  4. #d1767d
  5. #e4afb3

Shades

#bb3f49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #a83942
  3. #96323a
  4. #832c33
  5. #70262c
  6. #5e2025
  7. #4b191d
  8. #381316
  9. #250d0f
  10. #130607
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3f49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #c2525b
  3. #c9656d
  4. #cf7980
  5. #d68c92
  6. #dd9fa4
  7. #e4b2b6
  8. #ebc5c8
  9. #f1d9db
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3f49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3f49
  2. #b5464f
  3. #af4c54
  4. #a9535a
  5. #a3595f
  6. #9e6065
  7. #98666a
  8. #926d70
  9. #8c7375
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925c5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7446 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd2344 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d5149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6347 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63146 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3f49 {
  color: #bb3f49;
}
Background
.bg-bb3f49 {
  background-color: #bb3f49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3f49 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3f49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3f49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 63 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3f49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3f49, #bb733f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3f49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 63 73 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.34 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.83 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.00 #44c0b6 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3f49  rgb(187, 63, 73)  hsl(355, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3fbbb1  rgb(63, 187, 177)  hsl(175, 50%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#49bb3f  rgb(73, 187, 63)  hsl(115, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3f49bb  rgb(63, 73, 187)  hsl(235, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue