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#BB5748

#bb5748 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5748 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 34.12% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.48% magenta, 61.5% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 7.83°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #bb5748
  2. #48acbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5748
  2. #48bb90
  3. #4872bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4872
  2. #bb5748
  3. #bb9048

Triadic

  1. #bb5748
  2. #48bb57
  3. #5748bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5748
  2. #acbb48
  3. #48acbb
  4. #5748bb

Square

  1. #bb5748
  2. #72bb48
  3. #48acbb
  4. #9048bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d231d
  2. #853c31
  3. #bb5748
  4. #d08a80
  5. #e4bdb8

Shades

#bb5748 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5748
  2. #a84e41
  3. #96463a
  4. #833d32
  5. #70342b
  6. #5e2c24
  7. #4b231d
  8. #381a16
  9. #25110e
  10. #130907
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5748 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5748
  2. #c2685a
  3. #c9796d
  4. #cf897f
  5. #d69a91
  6. #ddaba4
  7. #e4bcb6
  8. #ebcdc8
  9. #f1ddda
  10. #f8eeed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5748 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5748
  2. #b55b4e
  3. #af5f53
  4. #a96359
  5. #a3675e
  6. #9e6c64
  7. #98706a
  8. #92746f
  9. #8c7875
  10. #867c7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #966a66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706846 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897d46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4554 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #946247 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f7047 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c64d4f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5748 {
  color: #bb5748;
}
Background
.bg-bb5748 {
  background-color: #bb5748;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb5748 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5748;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5748;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 87 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5748 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5748, #bb9048);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5748 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 87 72 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.73 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.98 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.87 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 8.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 9.26 #44a8b7 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bb5748  rgb(187, 87, 72)  hsl(8, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#48acbb  rgb(72, 172, 187)  hsl(188, 46%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#48bb57  rgb(72, 187, 87)  hsl(128, 46%, 51%)  Mantis
#5748bb  rgb(87, 72, 187)  hsl(248, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue