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#BB3F56

#bb3f56 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3f56 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.31% magenta, 54.01% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 348.87°, 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.1479

Complementary

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #3fbba4

Split complementary

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #3fbb66
  3. #3f94bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3f94
  2. #bb3f56
  3. #bb663f

Triadic

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #56bb3f
  3. #3f56bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #bba43f
  3. #3fbba4
  4. #3f56bb

Square

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #94bb3f
  3. #3fbba4
  4. #663fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #491821
  2. #822c3c
  3. #bb3f56
  4. #d17687
  5. #e4afb9

Shades

#bb3f56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #a8394d
  3. #963245
  4. #832c3c
  5. #702634
  6. #5e202b
  7. #4b1922
  8. #38131a
  9. #250d11
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3f56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #c25267
  3. #c96578
  4. #cf7989
  5. #d68c9a
  6. #dd9fab
  7. #e4b2bb
  8. #ebc5cc
  9. #f1d9dd
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3f56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3f56
  2. #b5465a
  3. #af4c5e
  4. #a95363
  5. #a35967
  6. #9e606b
  7. #98666f
  8. #926d73
  9. #8c7378
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925d63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5b56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2848 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5156 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6354 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5334e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3f56 {
  color: #bb3f56;
}
Background
.bg-bb3f56 {
  background-color: #bb3f56;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3f56 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3f56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3f56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 63 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3f56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3f56, #bb663f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3f56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 63 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.11 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.70 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.89 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.91 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.06 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.50 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.12 #44c0a9 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb3f56  rgb(187, 63, 86)  hsl(349, 50%, 49%)  Brick Red
#3fbba4  rgb(63, 187, 164)  hsl(169, 50%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#56bb3f  rgb(86, 187, 63)  hsl(109, 50%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3f56bb  rgb(63, 86, 187)  hsl(229, 50%, 49%)  Sapphire