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#BB6048

#bb6048 ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb6048 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 37.65% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.66% magenta, 61.5% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 12.52°, with 45.82% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 7.58.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #bb6048
  2. #48a3bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb6048
  2. #48bb99
  3. #4869bb

Analogous

  1. #bb4869
  2. #bb6048
  3. #bb9948

Triadic

  1. #bb6048
  2. #48bb60
  3. #6048bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb6048
  2. #a3bb48
  3. #48a3bb
  4. #6048bb

Square

  1. #bb6048
  2. #69bb48
  3. #48a3bb
  4. #9948bb

Monochromatic

  1. #4d271d
  2. #854331
  3. #bb6048
  4. #d09080
  5. #e4c1b8

Shades

#bb6048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb6048
  2. #a85641
  3. #964d3a
  4. #834332
  5. #703a2b
  6. #5e3024
  7. #4b261d
  8. #381d16
  9. #25130e
  10. #130a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb6048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb6048
  2. #c2705a
  3. #c9806d
  4. #cf907f
  5. #d6a091
  6. #ddb0a4
  7. #e4bfb6
  8. #ebcfc8
  9. #f1dfda
  10. #f8efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb6048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb6048
  2. #b5634e
  3. #af6653
  4. #a96a59
  5. #a36d5e
  6. #9e7064
  7. #98736a
  8. #92766f
  9. #8c7a75
  10. #867d7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #987069 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776e46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc505a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a27547 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c55754 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb6048 {
  color: #bb6048;
}
Background
.bg-bb6048 {
  background-color: #bb6048;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb6048 {
  border: 2px solid #bb6048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb6048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 96 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 46% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb6048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb6048, #bb9948);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb6048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 96 72 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.58 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.46 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 8.67 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 8.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.84 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.38 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 9.63 #449fb7 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Redwood
#bb6048  rgb(187, 96, 72)  hsl(13, 46%, 51%)  Redwood
#48a3bb  rgb(72, 163, 187)  hsl(193, 46%, 51%)  Bondi Blue
#48bb60  rgb(72, 187, 96)  hsl(133, 46%, 51%)  Emerald
#6048bb  rgb(96, 72, 187)  hsl(253, 46%, 51%)  Ocean Blue