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#BB4934

#bb4934 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb4934 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 28.63% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.96% magenta, 72.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 9.33°, with 56.49% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.34.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1558

Complementary

  1. #bb4934
  2. #34a6bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4934
  2. #34bb8c
  3. #3463bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3463
  2. #bb4934
  3. #bb8c34

Triadic

  1. #bb4934
  2. #34bb49
  3. #4934bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4934
  2. #a6bb34
  3. #34a6bb
  4. #4934bb

Square

  1. #bb4934
  2. #63bb34
  3. #34a6bb
  4. #8c34bb

Monochromatic

  1. #431a13
  2. #7f3223
  3. #bb4934
  4. #d57867
  5. #e5ada3

Shades

#bb4934 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4934
  2. #a8422f
  3. #963a2a
  4. #833324
  5. #702c1f
  6. #5e251a
  7. #4b1d15
  8. #381610
  9. #250f0a
  10. #130705
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4934 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4934
  2. #c25b48
  3. #c96d5d
  4. #cf8071
  5. #d69285
  6. #dda49a
  7. #e4b6ae
  8. #ebc8c2
  9. #f1dbd6
  10. #f8edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4934 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4934
  2. #b54f3c
  3. #af5443
  4. #a95a4b
  5. #a35f52
  6. #9e655a
  7. #986a62
  8. #927069
  9. #8c7571
  10. #867b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93615c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #685e31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847731 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd2f45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915732 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6832 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c63b3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4934 {
  color: #bb4934;
}
Background
.bg-bb4934 {
  background-color: #bb4934;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4934 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4934;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4934;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 73 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 56% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4934 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4934, #bb8c34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4934 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 73 52 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.34 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.04 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.26 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.42 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 7.44 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.70 #44b6cb Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb4934  rgb(187, 73, 52)  hsl(9, 56%, 47%)  Persian Red
#34a6bb  rgb(52, 166, 187)  hsl(189, 56%, 47%)  Bondi Blue
#34bb49  rgb(52, 187, 73)  hsl(129, 56%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#4934bb  rgb(73, 52, 187)  hsl(249, 56%, 47%)  Ocean Blue