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#BB452E

#bb452e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb452e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 9.79°, with 60.52% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1502

Complementary

  1. #bb452e
  2. #2ea4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb452e
  2. #2ebb8c
  3. #2e5dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb2e5d
  2. #bb452e
  3. #bb8c2e

Triadic

  1. #bb452e
  2. #2ebb45
  3. #452ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb452e
  2. #a4bb2e
  3. #2ea4bb
  4. #452ebb

Square

  1. #bb452e
  2. #5dbb2e
  3. #2ea4bb
  4. #8c2ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #401810
  2. #7e2e1f
  3. #bb452e
  4. #d7725e
  5. #e7a89b

Shades

#bb452e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb452e
  2. #a83e29
  3. #963725
  4. #833020
  5. #70291c
  6. #5e2317
  7. #4b1c12
  8. #38150e
  9. #250e09
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb452e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb452e
  2. #c25843
  3. #c96a58
  4. #cf7d6d
  5. #d68f82
  6. #dda297
  7. #e4b5ab
  8. #ebc7c0
  9. #f1dad5
  10. #f8ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb452e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb452e
  2. #b54b36
  3. #af513e
  4. #a95747
  5. #a35d4f
  6. #9e6357
  7. #98685f
  8. #926e67
  9. #8c7470
  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 #665c2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83762a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2740 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90542c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d662c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6353a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb452e {
  color: #bb452e;
}
Background
.bg-bb452e {
  background-color: #bb452e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb452e {
  border: 2px solid #bb452e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb452e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb452e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb452e, #bb8c2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb452e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 46 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.54 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.31 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.58 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.64 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.70 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.13 #44bad1 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb452e  rgb(187, 69, 46)  hsl(10, 61%, 46%)  Persian Red
#2ea4bb  rgb(46, 164, 187)  hsl(190, 61%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#2ebb45  rgb(46, 187, 69)  hsl(130, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#452ebb  rgb(69, 46, 187)  hsl(250, 61%, 46%)  Ocean Blue