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#BB5052

#bb5052 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5052 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 31.37% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.22% magenta, 56.15% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 358.88°, with 44.03% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #bb5052
  2. #50bbb9

Split complementary

  1. #bb5052
  2. #50bb83
  3. #5087bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5087
  2. #bb5052
  3. #bb8350

Triadic

  1. #bb5052
  2. #52bb50
  3. #5052bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5052
  2. #bbb950
  3. #50bbb9
  4. #5052bb

Square

  1. #bb5052
  2. #87bb50
  3. #50bbb9
  4. #8350bb

Monochromatic

  1. #522021
  2. #893537
  3. #bb5052
  4. #d08788
  5. #e6bebf

Shades

#bb5052 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5052
  2. #a8484a
  3. #964042
  4. #833839
  5. #703031
  6. #5e2829
  7. #4b2021
  8. #381819
  9. #251010
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5052 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5052
  2. #c26263
  3. #c97375
  4. #cf8586
  5. #d69697
  6. #dda8a9
  7. #e4b9ba
  8. #ebcbcb
  9. #f1dcdc
  10. #f8eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5052 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5052
  2. #b55557
  3. #af5a5b
  4. #a95e60
  5. #a36364
  6. #9e6869
  7. #986d6e
  8. #927272
  9. #8c7677
  10. #867b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6451 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847b50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc3e52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915d52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6c51 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54652 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5052 {
  color: #bb5052;
}
Background
.bg-bb5052 {
  background-color: #bb5052;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb5052 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5052;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5052;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 80 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5052 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5052, #bb8350);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5052 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 80 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.37 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.29 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.73 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.97 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.00 #44afad Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb5052  rgb(187, 80, 82)  hsl(359, 44%, 52%)  Brick Red
#50bbb9  rgb(80, 187, 185)  hsl(179, 44%, 52%)  Verdigris
#52bb50  rgb(82, 187, 80)  hsl(119, 44%, 52%)  Mantis
#5052bb  rgb(80, 82, 187)  hsl(239, 44%, 52%)  Iris