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#B00C19

#b00c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.18% magenta, 85.8% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 355.24°, with 87.23% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0956

Complementary

  1. #b00c19
  2. #0cb0a3

Split complementary

  1. #b00c19
  2. #0cb051
  3. #0c6bb0

Analogous

  1. #b00c6b
  2. #b00c19
  3. #b0510c

Triadic

  1. #b00c19
  2. #19b00c
  3. #0c19b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00c19
  2. #b0a30c
  3. #0cb0a3
  4. #0c19b0

Square

  1. #b00c19
  2. #6bb00c
  3. #0cb0a3
  4. #510cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #210205
  2. #68070f
  3. #b00c19
  4. #ef192a
  5. #f4616c

Shades

#b00c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00c19
  2. #9e0b17
  3. #8d0a14
  4. #7b0812
  5. #6a070f
  6. #58060d
  7. #46050a
  8. #350408
  9. #230205
  10. #120103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00c19
  2. #b82430
  3. #c03d47
  4. #c8555e
  5. #d06d75
  6. #d8868c
  7. #df9ea3
  8. #e7b6ba
  9. #efced1
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00c19
  2. #ab1823
  3. #a6232e
  4. #a22f38
  5. #9d3a42
  6. #98464d
  7. #935257
  8. #8e5d61
  9. #8a696b
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844546 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4117 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f630e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803318 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb0017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00c19 {
  color: #b00c19;
}
Background
.bg-b00c19 {
  background-color: #b00c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b00c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 87% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00c19, #b0510c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.10 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.88 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.88 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.85 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.11 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.81 #4ff3e6 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b00c19  rgb(176, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 87%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#0cb0a3  rgb(12, 176, 163)  hsl(175, 87%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#19b00c  rgb(25, 176, 12)  hsl(115, 87%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0c19b0  rgb(12, 25, 176)  hsl(235, 87%, 37%)  Zaffre