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#BB4D17

#bb4d17 ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb4d17 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 30.2% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.82% magenta, 87.7% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 19.76°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#cc6600
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Relative luminance0.1593

Complementary

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #1785bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #17bb9f
  3. #1733bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1733
  2. #bb4d17
  3. #bb9f17

Triadic

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #17bb4d
  3. #4d17bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #85bb17
  3. #1785bb
  4. #4d17bb

Square

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #33bb17
  3. #1785bb
  4. #9f17bb

Monochromatic

  1. #331506
  2. #77310f
  3. #bb4d17
  4. #e77138
  5. #efa27c

Shades

#bb4d17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #a84515
  3. #963e12
  4. #833610
  5. #702e0e
  6. #5e270c
  7. #4b1f09
  8. #381707
  9. #250f05
  10. #130802
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb4d17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #c25f2e
  3. #c97145
  4. #cf825d
  5. #d69474
  6. #dda68b
  7. #e4b8a2
  8. #ebcab9
  9. #f1dbd1
  10. #f8ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb4d17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb4d17
  2. #b55222
  3. #af572c
  4. #a95c37
  5. #a36141
  6. #9e674c
  7. #986c56
  8. #927161
  9. #8c766b
  10. #867b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #946359 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d600c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887811 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce3243 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935911 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6a14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c73e36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb4d17 {
  color: #bb4d17;
}
Background
.bg-bb4d17 {
  background-color: #bb4d17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb4d17 {
  border: 2px solid #bb4d17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb4d17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 77 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb4d17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb4d17, #bb9f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb4d17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 77 23 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 2.83 #b7410e Rust ΔE 3.18 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 3.81 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 5.48 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.25 #e25822 Flame ΔE 9.03 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.88 #44b2e8 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Mahogany
#bb4d17  rgb(187, 77, 23)  hsl(20, 78%, 41%)  Mahogany
#1785bb  rgb(23, 133, 187)  hsl(200, 78%, 41%)  Steel Blue
#17bb4d  rgb(23, 187, 77)  hsl(140, 78%, 41%)  Emerald
#4d17bb  rgb(77, 23, 187)  hsl(260, 78%, 41%)  Medium Blue