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#BB4056

#bb4056 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4056 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 25.1% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.78% magenta, 54.01% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 349.27°, with 49% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.149

Complementary

  1. #bb4056
  2. #40bba5

Split complementary

  1. #bb4056
  2. #40bb68
  3. #4094bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4094
  2. #bb4056
  3. #bb6840

Triadic

  1. #bb4056
  2. #56bb40
  3. #4056bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4056
  2. #bba540
  3. #40bba5
  4. #4056bb

Square

  1. #bb4056
  2. #94bb40
  3. #40bba5
  4. #6840bb

Monochromatic

  1. #491922
  2. #822d3c
  3. #bb4056
  4. #d07787
  5. #e4b0b9

Shades

#bb4056 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4056
  2. #a83a4d
  3. #963345
  4. #832d3c
  5. #702634
  6. #5e202b
  7. #4b1a22
  8. #38131a
  9. #250d11
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4056 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4056
  2. #c25367
  3. #c96678
  4. #cf7989
  5. #d68c9a
  6. #dda0ab
  7. #e4b3bb
  8. #ebc6cc
  9. #f1d9dd
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4056 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4056
  2. #b5465a
  3. #af4d5e
  4. #a95363
  5. #a35a67
  6. #9e606b
  7. #98666f
  8. #926d73
  9. #8c7378
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925d64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5c56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2949 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d5256 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6454 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5344e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4056 {
  color: #bb4056;
}
Background
.bg-bb4056 {
  background-color: #bb4056;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4056 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4056;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4056;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 64 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4056 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4056, #bb6840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4056 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 64 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.95 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.89 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.13 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.66 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.03 #44bfa9 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4056  rgb(187, 64, 86)  hsl(349, 49%, 49%)  Brick Red
#40bba5  rgb(64, 187, 165)  hsl(169, 49%, 49%)  Light Sea Green
#56bb40  rgb(86, 187, 64)  hsl(109, 49%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#4056bb  rgb(64, 86, 187)  hsl(229, 49%, 49%)  Sapphire