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#BB5038

#bb5038 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb5038 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 70.05% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 10.99°, with 53.91% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 6.69.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #bb5038
  2. #38a3bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5038
  2. #38bb92
  3. #3862bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3862
  2. #bb5038
  3. #bb9238

Triadic

  1. #bb5038
  2. #38bb50
  3. #5038bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5038
  2. #a3bb38
  3. #38a3bb
  4. #5038bb

Square

  1. #bb5038
  2. #62bb38
  3. #38a3bb
  4. #9238bb

Monochromatic

  1. #451e15
  2. #803726
  3. #bb5038
  4. #d37f6c
  5. #e5b3a7

Shades

#bb5038 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5038
  2. #a84832
  3. #96402d
  4. #833827
  5. #703022
  6. #5e281c
  7. #4b2016
  8. #381811
  9. #25100b
  10. #130806
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5038 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5038
  2. #c2624c
  3. #c97360
  4. #cf8574
  5. #d69688
  6. #dda89c
  7. #e4b9af
  8. #ebcbc3
  9. #f1dcd7
  10. #f8eeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5038 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5038
  2. #b5553f
  3. #af5a46
  4. #a95e4e
  5. #a36355
  6. #9e685c
  7. #986d63
  8. #92726a
  9. #8c7672
  10. #867b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94665f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6335 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd394b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #935c36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6c36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64444 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5038 {
  color: #bb5038;
}
Background
.bg-bb5038 {
  background-color: #bb5038;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb5038 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5038;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5038;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5038 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5038, #bb9238);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5038 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 56 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.69 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.18 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.32 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.53 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.59 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.59 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.02 #44afc7 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb5038  rgb(187, 80, 56)  hsl(11, 54%, 48%)  Persian Red
#38a3bb  rgb(56, 163, 187)  hsl(191, 54%, 48%)  Bondi Blue
#38bb50  rgb(56, 187, 80)  hsl(131, 54%, 48%)  Mantis
#5038bb  rgb(80, 56, 187)  hsl(251, 54%, 48%)  Ocean Blue