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#BB4450

#bb4450 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4450 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 26.67% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 57.22% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 353.95°, with 46.67% saturation and 50% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #bb4450
  2. #44bbaf

Split complementary

  1. #bb4450
  2. #44bb73
  3. #448cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb448c
  2. #bb4450
  3. #bb7344

Triadic

  1. #bb4450
  2. #50bb44
  3. #4450bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4450
  2. #bbaf44
  3. #44bbaf
  4. #4450bb

Square

  1. #bb4450
  2. #8cbb44
  3. #44bbaf
  4. #7344bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1b20
  2. #833038
  3. #bb4450
  4. #cf7c84
  5. #e4b4b9

Shades

#bb4450 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4450
  2. #a83d48
  3. #963640
  4. #833038
  5. #702930
  6. #5e2228
  7. #4b1b20
  8. #381418
  9. #250e10
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4450 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4450
  2. #c25762
  3. #c96973
  4. #cf7c85
  5. #d68f96
  6. #dda2a8
  7. #e4b4b9
  8. #ebc7cb
  9. #f1dadc
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4450 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4450
  2. #b54a55
  3. #af505a
  4. #a9565e
  5. #a35c63
  6. #9e6268
  7. #98686d
  8. #926e72
  9. #8c7476
  10. #867a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f764d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2d49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5450 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b664e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6384c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4450 {
  color: #bb4450;
}
Background
.bg-bb4450 {
  background-color: #bb4450;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4450 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4450;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4450;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 68 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4450 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4450, #bb7344);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4450 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 68 80 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.11 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.14 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.40 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.82 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.87 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.97 #44bbaf Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4450  rgb(187, 68, 80)  hsl(354, 47%, 50%)  Brick Red
#44bbaf  rgb(68, 187, 175)  hsl(174, 47%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#50bb44  rgb(80, 187, 68)  hsl(114, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#4450bb  rgb(68, 80, 187)  hsl(234, 47%, 50%)  Iris