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#BB4457

#bb4457 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4457 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.64% magenta, 53.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.42°, 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #bb4457
  2. #44bba8

Split complementary

  1. #bb4457
  2. #44bb6c
  3. #4493bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4493
  2. #bb4457
  3. #bb6c44

Triadic

  1. #bb4457
  2. #57bb44
  3. #4457bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4457
  2. #bba844
  3. #44bba8
  4. #4457bb

Square

  1. #bb4457
  2. #93bb44
  3. #44bba8
  4. #6c44bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1b23
  2. #83303d
  3. #bb4457
  4. #cf7c89
  5. #e4b4bc

Shades

#bb4457 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4457
  2. #a83d4e
  3. #963646
  4. #83303d
  5. #702934
  6. #5e222c
  7. #4b1b23
  8. #38141a
  9. #250e11
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4457 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4457
  2. #c25768
  3. #c96979
  4. #cf7c89
  5. #d68f9a
  6. #dda2ab
  7. #e4b4bc
  8. #ebc7cd
  9. #f1dadd
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4457 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4457
  2. #b54a5b
  3. #af505f
  4. #a95663
  5. #a35c67
  6. #9e626c
  7. #986870
  8. #926e74
  9. #8c7478
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935f65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605e57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2f4b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5557 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53950 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4457 {
  color: #bb4457;
}
Background
.bg-bb4457 {
  background-color: #bb4457;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4457 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4457;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4457;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 68 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 47% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4457 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4457, #bb6c44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4457 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 68 87 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.74 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.13 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.39 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.82 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.14 #44bba8 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4457  rgb(187, 68, 87)  hsl(350, 47%, 50%)  Brick Red
#44bba8  rgb(68, 187, 168)  hsl(170, 47%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#57bb44  rgb(87, 187, 68)  hsl(110, 47%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#4457bb  rgb(68, 87, 187)  hsl(230, 47%, 50%)  Sapphire