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#BB4856

#bb4856 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4856 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.24% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.5% magenta, 54.01% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.7°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.06.

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Relative luminance0.1587

Complementary

  1. #bb4856
  2. #48bbad

Split complementary

  1. #bb4856
  2. #48bb73
  3. #488fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb488f
  2. #bb4856
  3. #bb7348

Triadic

  1. #bb4856
  2. #56bb48
  3. #4856bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4856
  2. #bbad48
  3. #48bbad
  4. #4856bb

Square

  1. #bb4856
  2. #8fbb48
  3. #48bbad
  4. #7348bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1d23
  2. #85313c
  3. #bb4856
  4. #d08089
  5. #e4b8bd

Shades

#bb4856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4856
  2. #a8414d
  3. #963a45
  4. #83323c
  5. #702b34
  6. #5e242b
  7. #4b1d22
  8. #38161a
  9. #250e11
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4856
  2. #c25a67
  3. #c96d78
  4. #cf7f89
  5. #d6919a
  6. #dda4ab
  7. #e4b6bb
  8. #ebc8cc
  9. #f1dadd
  10. #f8edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4856
  2. #b54e5a
  3. #af535e
  4. #a95963
  5. #a35e67
  6. #9e646b
  7. #986a6f
  8. #926f73
  9. #8c7578
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636056 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807853 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc354e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5756 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6854 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53d51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4856 {
  color: #bb4856;
}
Background
.bg-bb4856 {
  background-color: #bb4856;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4856 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 72 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4856, #bb7348);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 72 86 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.06 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.08 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.24 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.54 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.58 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.97 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.04 #44b7a9 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4856  rgb(187, 72, 86)  hsl(353, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#48bbad  rgb(72, 187, 173)  hsl(173, 46%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#56bb48  rgb(86, 187, 72)  hsl(113, 46%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#4856bb  rgb(72, 86, 187)  hsl(233, 46%, 51%)  Iris