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#BB4857

#bb4857 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb4857 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 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.5% magenta, 53.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.17°, 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 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.1589

Complementary

  1. #bb4857
  2. #48bbac

Split complementary

  1. #bb4857
  2. #48bb72
  3. #4890bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4890
  2. #bb4857
  3. #bb7248

Triadic

  1. #bb4857
  2. #57bb48
  3. #4857bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4857
  2. #bbac48
  3. #48bbac
  4. #4857bb

Square

  1. #bb4857
  2. #90bb48
  3. #48bbac
  4. #7248bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1d23
  2. #85313c
  3. #bb4857
  4. #d0808a
  5. #e4b8bd

Shades

#bb4857 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4857
  2. #a8414e
  3. #963a46
  4. #83323d
  5. #702b34
  6. #5e242c
  7. #4b1d23
  8. #38161a
  9. #250e11
  10. #130709
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4857 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4857
  2. #c25a68
  3. #c96d79
  4. #cf7f89
  5. #d6919a
  6. #dda4ab
  7. #e4b6bc
  8. #ebc8cd
  9. #f1dadd
  10. #f8edee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4857 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4857
  2. #b54e5b
  3. #af535f
  4. #a95963
  5. #a35e67
  6. #9e646c
  7. #986a70
  8. #926f74
  9. #8c7578
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946266 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636057 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807854 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc354e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f5757 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b6855 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c53d52 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4857 {
  color: #bb4857;
}
Background
.bg-bb4857 {
  background-color: #bb4857;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4857 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4857;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4857;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 72 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4857 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4857, #bb7248);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4857 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 72 87 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.16 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.07 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.27 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.61 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.73 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.90 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.92 #44b7a8 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb4857  rgb(187, 72, 87)  hsl(352, 46%, 51%)  Brick Red
#48bbac  rgb(72, 187, 172)  hsl(172, 46%, 51%)  Light Sea Green
#57bb48  rgb(87, 187, 72)  hsl(112, 46%, 51%)  Kelly Green
#4857bb  rgb(72, 87, 187)  hsl(232, 46%, 51%)  Iris