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#BB452D

#bb452d ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb452d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.06% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 75.94% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 10.14°, with 61.21% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #bb452d
  2. #2da3bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb452d
  2. #2dbb8c
  3. #2d5cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb2d5c
  2. #bb452d
  3. #bb8c2d

Triadic

  1. #bb452d
  2. #2dbb45
  3. #452dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb452d
  2. #a3bb2d
  3. #2da3bb
  4. #452dbb

Square

  1. #bb452d
  2. #5cbb2d
  3. #2da3bb
  4. #8c2dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #40170f
  2. #7d2e1e
  3. #bb452d
  4. #d8715d
  5. #e7a79a

Shades

#bb452d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb452d
  2. #a83e29
  3. #963724
  4. #833020
  5. #70291b
  6. #5e2317
  7. #4b1c12
  8. #38150e
  9. #250e09
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb452d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb452d
  2. #c25842
  3. #c96a57
  4. #cf7d6c
  5. #d68f81
  6. #dda296
  7. #e4b5ab
  8. #ebc7c0
  9. #f1dad5
  10. #f8ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb452d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb452d
  2. #b54b35
  3. #af513e
  4. #a95746
  5. #a35d4e
  6. #9e6357
  7. #98685f
  8. #926e67
  9. #8c746f
  10. #867a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925f59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2740 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90542b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d662b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63539 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb452d {
  color: #bb452d;
}
Background
.bg-bb452d {
  background-color: #bb452d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb452d {
  border: 2px solid #bb452d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb452d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb452d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb452d, #bb8c2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb452d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 45 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.76 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.05 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.45 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.48 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.68 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.69 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.05 #44bad2 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb452d  rgb(187, 69, 45)  hsl(10, 61%, 45%)  Persian Red
#2da3bb  rgb(45, 163, 187)  hsl(190, 61%, 45%)  Bondi Blue
#2dbb45  rgb(45, 187, 69)  hsl(130, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#452dbb  rgb(69, 45, 187)  hsl(250, 61%, 45%)  Ocean Blue