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#BB5264

#bb5264 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5264 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 32.16% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.15% magenta, 46.52% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 349.71°, with 43.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1752

Complementary

  1. #bb5264
  2. #52bba9

Split complementary

  1. #bb5264
  2. #52bb75
  3. #5299bb

Analogous

  1. #bb5299
  2. #bb5264
  3. #bb7552

Triadic

  1. #bb5264
  2. #64bb52
  3. #5264bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5264
  2. #bba952
  3. #52bba9
  4. #5264bb

Square

  1. #bb5264
  2. #99bb52
  3. #52bba9
  4. #7552bb

Monochromatic

  1. #532129
  2. #8a3645
  3. #bb5264
  4. #d18995
  5. #e6c0c6

Shades

#bb5264 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5264
  2. #a84a5a
  3. #964250
  4. #833946
  5. #70313c
  6. #5e2932
  7. #4b2128
  8. #38191e
  9. #251014
  10. #13080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5264 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5264
  2. #c26374
  3. #c97583
  4. #cf8693
  5. #d697a2
  6. #dda9b2
  7. #e4bac1
  8. #ebcbd1
  9. #f1dce0
  10. #f8eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5264 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5264
  2. #b55767
  3. #af5b6a
  4. #a9606c
  5. #a3646f
  6. #9e6972
  7. #986e75
  8. #927278
  9. #8c777a
  10. #867b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96686e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #686764 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837c62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb4459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915f64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6e63 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c54a5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5264 {
  color: #bb5264;
}
Background
.bg-bb5264 {
  background-color: #bb5264;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb5264 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5264;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5264;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 82 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 44% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5264 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5264, #bb7552);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5264 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 82 100 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.19 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.84 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.74 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.81 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.26 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 8.30 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.47 #44ad9b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#bb5264  rgb(187, 82, 100)  hsl(350, 44%, 53%)  Brick Red
#52bba9  rgb(82, 187, 169)  hsl(170, 44%, 53%)  Light Sea Green
#64bb52  rgb(100, 187, 82)  hsl(110, 44%, 53%)  Mantis
#5264bb  rgb(82, 100, 187)  hsl(230, 44%, 53%)  Royal Blue