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#B00A01

#b00a01 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a01 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 99.43% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 3.09°, with 98.87% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.0945

Complementary

  1. #b00a01
  2. #01a7b0

Split complementary

  1. #b00a01
  2. #01b062
  3. #014fb0

Analogous

  1. #b0014f
  2. #b00a01
  3. #b06201

Triadic

  1. #b00a01
  2. #01b00a
  3. #0a01b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a01
  2. #a7b001
  3. #01a7b0
  4. #0a01b0

Square

  1. #b00a01
  2. #4fb001
  3. #01a7b0
  4. #6201b0

Monochromatic

  1. #180100
  2. #640601
  3. #b00a01
  4. #fc0e01
  5. #fe554c

Shades

#b00a01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a01
  2. #9e0901
  3. #8d0801
  4. #7b0701
  5. #6a0601
  6. #580501
  7. #460400
  8. #350300
  9. #230200
  10. #120100
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a01
  2. #b8231a
  3. #c03b34
  4. #c8544d
  5. #d06c67
  6. #d88580
  7. #df9d99
  8. #e7b6b3
  9. #efcecc
  10. #f7e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a01
  2. #ab160e
  3. #a6221a
  4. #a22d27
  5. #9d3934
  6. #984541
  7. #93514d
  8. #8e5d5a
  9. #8a6867
  10. #857473
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844443 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0009 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a01 {
  color: #b00a01;
}
Background
.bg-b00a01 {
  background-color: #b00a01;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a01 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 99% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a01, #b06201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 1 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.62 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.22 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.52 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.53 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.95 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.09 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 7.63 #4ff5fe Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b00a01  rgb(176, 10, 1)  hsl(3, 99%, 35%)  Rufous
#01a7b0  rgb(1, 167, 176)  hsl(183, 99%, 35%)  Verdigris
#01b00a  rgb(1, 176, 10)  hsl(123, 99%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0a01b0  rgb(10, 1, 176)  hsl(243, 99%, 35%)  Zaffre