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#BB4E28 closest to Spice Market

#BB4E28 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Spice Market. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 30.6% green and 15.7% blue (rgb(187, 78, 40)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 65% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 79% yellow and 27% black. #BB4E28 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.96:1.

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Variations of #BB4E28

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB4E28 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB4E28 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB4E28 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #877924
  • Protanopia 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D6123
  • Protanomaly 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #885F23
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #877924
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #986C24
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE3546
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C34538
  • Achromatopsia 70% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #707070
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #886964

#BB4E28 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.96:1 Good#BB4E28 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.23:1 Poor#BB4E28 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB4E28 in CSS

/* Spice Market */
.color { color: #BB4E28; }
.background { background-color: #BB4E28; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB4E28; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 78 40);
color: hsl(16 65% 45%);
color: oklch(0.561 0.150 38.8);

#BB4E28 FAQ

What color is #BB4E28?

#BB4E28 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Spice Market. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB4E28?

#BB4E28 is rgb(187, 78, 40) in RGB, hsl(16, 65%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 58%, 79%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB4E28?

The complementary color of #BB4E28 is #2895BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB4E28?

White text has the best contrast on #BB4E28: 4.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB4E28 a warm or cool color?

#BB4E28 is a warm color.