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#BB4630

#bb4630 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb4630 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 27.45% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 74.33% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 9.5°, 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #bb4630
  2. #30a5bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4630
  2. #30bb8c
  3. #305fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb305f
  2. #bb4630
  3. #bb8c30

Triadic

  1. #bb4630
  2. #30bb46
  3. #4630bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4630
  2. #a5bb30
  3. #30a5bb
  4. #4630bb

Square

  1. #bb4630
  2. #5fbb30
  3. #30a5bb
  4. #8c30bb

Monochromatic

  1. #411811
  2. #7e2f20
  3. #bb4630
  4. #d67461
  5. #e6a99e

Shades

#bb4630 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4630
  2. #a83f2b
  3. #963826
  4. #833122
  5. #702a1d
  6. #5e2318
  7. #4b1c13
  8. #38150e
  9. #250e0a
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4630 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4630
  2. #c25945
  3. #c96b59
  4. #cf7e6e
  5. #d69083
  6. #dda398
  7. #e4b5ac
  8. #ebc8c1
  9. #f1dad6
  10. #f8edea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4630 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4630
  2. #b54c38
  3. #af5240
  4. #a95748
  5. #a35d50
  6. #9e6358
  7. #986960
  8. #926f68
  9. #8c7470
  10. #867a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935f5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #665c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83762c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce2942 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90542e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d662e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6373b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4630 {
  color: #bb4630;
}
Background
.bg-bb4630 {
  background-color: #bb4630;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4630 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4630;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4630;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 70 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4630 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4630, #bb8c30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4630 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 70 48 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.26 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.62 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.68 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.82 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.99 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.34 #44b9cf Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb4630  rgb(187, 70, 48)  hsl(10, 59%, 46%)  Persian Red
#30a5bb  rgb(48, 165, 187)  hsl(190, 59%, 46%)  Bondi Blue
#30bb46  rgb(48, 187, 70)  hsl(130, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#4630bb  rgb(70, 48, 187)  hsl(250, 59%, 46%)  Ocean Blue