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#BB4558

#bb4558 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4558 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 34.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.1% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.34°, 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 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.1553

Complementary

  1. #bb4558
  2. #45bba8

Split complementary

  1. #bb4558
  2. #45bb6d
  3. #4593bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4593
  2. #bb4558
  3. #bb6d45

Triadic

  1. #bb4558
  2. #58bb45
  3. #4558bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4558
  2. #bba845
  3. #45bba8
  4. #4558bb

Square

  1. #bb4558
  2. #93bb45
  3. #45bba8
  4. #6d45bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1c23
  2. #83303d
  3. #bb4558
  4. #cf7d8a
  5. #e4b5bd

Shades

#bb4558 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4558
  2. #a83e4f
  3. #963746
  4. #83303e
  5. #702935
  6. #5e232c
  7. #4b1c23
  8. #38151a
  9. #250e12
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4558 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4558
  2. #c25869
  3. #c96a79
  4. #cf7d8a
  5. #d68f9b
  6. #dda2ac
  7. #e4b5bc
  8. #ebc7cd
  9. #f1dade
  10. #f8ecee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4558 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4558
  2. #b54b5c
  3. #af5160
  4. #a95764
  5. #a35d68
  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 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936066 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615f58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7755 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc314c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e5558 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6656 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53a51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4558 {
  color: #bb4558;
}
Background
.bg-bb4558 {
  background-color: #bb4558;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4558 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4558;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4558;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 69 88;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4558 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4558, #bb6d45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4558 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 69 88 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.57 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.67 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.31 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.38 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.40 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.86 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.10 #44baa7 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4558  rgb(187, 69, 88)  hsl(350, 46%, 50%)  Brick Red
#45bba8  rgb(69, 187, 168)  hsl(170, 46%, 50%)  Light Sea Green
#58bb45  rgb(88, 187, 69)  hsl(110, 46%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#4558bb  rgb(69, 88, 187)  hsl(230, 46%, 50%)  Sapphire