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#BB553E

#bb553e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb553e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 33.33% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 66.84% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.04°, with 50.2% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 7.34.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1741

Complementary

  1. #bb553e
  2. #3ea4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb553e
  2. #3ebb93
  3. #3e65bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3e65
  2. #bb553e
  3. #bb933e

Triadic

  1. #bb553e
  2. #3ebb55
  3. #553ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb553e
  2. #a4bb3e
  3. #3ea4bb
  4. #553ebb

Square

  1. #bb553e
  2. #65bb3e
  3. #3ea4bb
  4. #933ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #482118
  2. #823b2b
  3. #bb553e
  4. #d18574
  5. #e4b8ae

Shades

#bb553e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb553e
  2. #a84d38
  3. #964432
  4. #833c2b
  5. #703325
  6. #5e2b1f
  7. #4b2219
  8. #381a13
  9. #25110c
  10. #130906
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb553e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb553e
  2. #c26651
  3. #c97765
  4. #cf8878
  5. #d6998b
  6. #ddaa9f
  7. #e4bbb2
  8. #ebccc5
  9. #f1ddd8
  10. #f8eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb553e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb553e
  2. #b55945
  3. #af5e4b
  4. #a96252
  5. #a36658
  6. #9e6b5f
  7. #986f66
  8. #92736c
  9. #8c7773
  10. #867c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966963 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #70663b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897c3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4150 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94603c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6f3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64a49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb553e {
  color: #bb553e;
}
Background
.bg-bb553e {
  background-color: #bb553e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb553e {
  border: 2px solid #bb553e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb553e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 85 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 50% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb553e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb553e, #bb933e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb553e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 85 62 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.34 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.39 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.62 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.62 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.91 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 8.03 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.38 #44aac1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#bb553e  rgb(187, 85, 62)  hsl(11, 50%, 49%)  Persian Red
#3ea4bb  rgb(62, 164, 187)  hsl(191, 50%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#3ebb55  rgb(62, 187, 85)  hsl(131, 50%, 49%)  Mantis
#553ebb  rgb(85, 62, 187)  hsl(251, 50%, 49%)  Ocean Blue