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#BB4557

#bb4557 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4557 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 53.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.85°, 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.1551

Complementary

  1. #bb4557
  2. #45bba9

Split complementary

  1. #bb4557
  2. #45bb6e
  3. #4592bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4592
  2. #bb4557
  3. #bb6e45

Triadic

  1. #bb4557
  2. #57bb45
  3. #4557bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4557
  2. #bba945
  3. #45bba9
  4. #4557bb

Square

  1. #bb4557
  2. #92bb45
  3. #45bba9
  4. #6e45bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1c23
  2. #83303d
  3. #bb4557
  4. #cf7d8a
  5. #e4b5bc

Shades

#bb4557 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4557
  2. #a83e4e
  3. #963746
  4. #83303d
  5. #702934
  6. #5e232c
  7. #4b1c23
  8. #38151a
  9. #250e11
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4557 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4557
  2. #c25868
  3. #c96a79
  4. #cf7d89
  5. #d68f9a
  6. #dda2ab
  7. #e4b5bc
  8. #ebc7cd
  9. #f1dadd
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4557 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4557
  2. #b54b5b
  3. #af515f
  4. #a95763
  5. #a35d67
  6. #9e636c
  7. #986870
  8. #926e74
  9. #8c7478
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936065 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615e57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7754 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc314c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5557 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6655 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53a51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4557 {
  color: #bb4557;
}
Background
.bg-bb4557 {
  background-color: #bb4557;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4557 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4557;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4557;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4557 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4557, #bb6e45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4557 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 87 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.41 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.81 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.15 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.45 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.76 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.34 #44baa8 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4557  rgb(187, 69, 87)  hsl(351, 46%, 50%)  Brick Red
#45bba9  rgb(69, 187, 169)  hsl(171, 46%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#57bb45  rgb(87, 187, 69)  hsl(111, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#4557bb  rgb(69, 87, 187)  hsl(231, 46%, 50%)  Sapphire