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#BB4530

#bb4530 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb4530 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 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 74.33% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 9.06°, with 59.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1503

Complementary

  1. #bb4530
  2. #30a6bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4530
  2. #30bb8a
  3. #3061bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3061
  2. #bb4530
  3. #bb8a30

Triadic

  1. #bb4530
  2. #30bb45
  3. #4530bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4530
  2. #a6bb30
  3. #30a6bb
  4. #4530bb

Square

  1. #bb4530
  2. #61bb30
  3. #30a6bb
  4. #8a30bb

Monochromatic

  1. #411811
  2. #7e2f20
  3. #bb4530
  4. #d67361
  5. #e6a99e

Shades

#bb4530 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4530
  2. #a83e2b
  3. #963726
  4. #833022
  5. #70291d
  6. #5e2318
  7. #4b1c13
  8. #38150e
  9. #250e0a
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4530 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4530
  2. #c25845
  3. #c96a59
  4. #cf7d6e
  5. #d68f83
  6. #dda298
  7. #e4b5ac
  8. #ebc7c1
  9. #f1dad6
  10. #f8ecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4530 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4530
  2. #b54b38
  3. #af5140
  4. #a95748
  5. #a35d50
  6. #9e6358
  7. #986860
  8. #926e68
  9. #8c7470
  10. #867a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925f5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83762c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2841 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90542e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d662e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6363b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4530 {
  color: #bb4530;
}
Background
.bg-bb4530 {
  background-color: #bb4530;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4530 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4530;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4530;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4530 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4530, #bb8a30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4530 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 48 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.99 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.38 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.60 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.06 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.21 #44bacf Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb4530  rgb(187, 69, 48)  hsl(9, 59%, 46%)  Persian Red
#30a6bb  rgb(48, 166, 187)  hsl(189, 59%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#30bb45  rgb(48, 187, 69)  hsl(129, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#4530bb  rgb(69, 48, 187)  hsl(249, 59%, 46%)  Ocean Blue