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#BB5F49

#bb5f49 ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb5f49 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 37.25% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 49.2% magenta, 60.96% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.58°, with 45.6% saturation and 50.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 7.08.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1923

Complementary

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #49a5bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #49bb98
  3. #496cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb496c
  2. #bb5f49
  3. #bb9849

Triadic

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #49bb5f
  3. #5f49bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #a5bb49
  3. #49a5bb
  4. #5f49bb

Square

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #6cbb49
  3. #49a5bb
  4. #9849bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4e271d
  2. #864232
  3. #bb5f49
  4. #d09081
  5. #e5c1b8

Shades

#bb5f49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #a85642
  3. #964c3a
  4. #834333
  5. #70392c
  6. #5e3025
  7. #4b261d
  8. #381d16
  9. #25130f
  10. #130a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb5f49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #c26f5b
  3. #c97f6d
  4. #cf8f80
  5. #d69f92
  6. #ddafa4
  7. #e4bfb6
  8. #ebcfc8
  9. #f1dfdb
  10. #f8efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb5f49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb5f49
  2. #b5624f
  3. #af6654
  4. #a9695a
  5. #a36c5f
  6. #9e7065
  7. #98736a
  8. #927670
  9. #8c7975
  10. #867d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #766d47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8147 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4f5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976848 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a17548 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c55654 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb5f49 {
  color: #bb5f49;
}
Background
.bg-bb5f49 {
  background-color: #bb5f49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb5f49 {
  border: 2px solid #bb5f49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb5f49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 95 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb5f49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb5f49, #bb9849);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb5f49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 95 73 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.08 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 7.86 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.46 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.46 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 9.09 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 9.42 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.47 #44a0b6 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Redwood
#bb5f49  rgb(187, 95, 73)  hsl(12, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#49a5bb  rgb(73, 165, 187)  hsl(192, 46%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#49bb5f  rgb(73, 187, 95)  hsl(132, 46%, 51%)  Emerald
#5f49bb  rgb(95, 73, 187)  hsl(252, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue