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#BB454F

#bb454f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb454f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.06% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 57.75% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 354.92°, with 46.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #bb454f
  2. #45bbb1

Split complementary

  1. #bb454f
  2. #45bb76
  3. #458abb

Analogous

  1. #bb458a
  2. #bb454f
  3. #bb7645

Triadic

  1. #bb454f
  2. #4fbb45
  3. #454fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb454f
  2. #bbb145
  3. #45bbb1
  4. #454fbb

Square

  1. #bb454f
  2. #8abb45
  3. #45bbb1
  4. #7645bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1c20
  2. #833037
  3. #bb454f
  4. #cf7d84
  5. #e4b5b9

Shades

#bb454f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb454f
  2. #a83e47
  3. #96373f
  4. #833037
  5. #70292f
  6. #5e2328
  7. #4b1c20
  8. #381518
  9. #250e10
  10. #130708
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb454f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb454f
  2. #c25861
  3. #c96a72
  4. #cf7d84
  5. #d68f95
  6. #dda2a7
  7. #e4b5b9
  8. #ebc7ca
  9. #f1dadc
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb454f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb454f
  2. #b54b54
  3. #af5159
  4. #a9575e
  5. #a35d63
  6. #9e6368
  7. #98686c
  8. #926e71
  9. #8c7476
  10. #867a7b
  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 #936063 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #625e4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80774c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc2f49 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e554f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b664d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6394c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb454f {
  color: #bb454f;
}
Background
.bg-bb454f {
  background-color: #bb454f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb454f {
  border: 2px solid #bb454f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb454f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb454f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb454f, #bb7645);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb454f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.21 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.70 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.40 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.53 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.57 #44bab0 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb454f  rgb(187, 69, 79)  hsl(355, 46%, 50%)  Brick Red
#45bbb1  rgb(69, 187, 177)  hsl(175, 46%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#4fbb45  rgb(79, 187, 69)  hsl(115, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#454fbb  rgb(69, 79, 187)  hsl(235, 46%, 50%)  Iris