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#B01B00

#b01b00 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b01b00 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 10.59% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.66% magenta, 100% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 9.2°, with 100% saturation and 34.51% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1001

Complementary

  1. #b01b00
  2. #0095b0

Split complementary

  1. #b01b00
  2. #00b073
  3. #003db0

Analogous

  1. #b0003d
  2. #b01b00
  3. #b07300

Triadic

  1. #b01b00
  2. #00b01b
  3. #1b00b0

Tetradic

  1. #b01b00
  2. #95b000
  3. #0095b0
  4. #1b00b0

Square

  1. #b01b00
  2. #3db000
  3. #0095b0
  4. #7300b0

Monochromatic

  1. #170400
  2. #640f00
  3. #b01b00
  4. #fd2700
  5. #ff664a

Shades

#b01b00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b01b00
  2. #9e1800
  3. #8d1600
  4. #7b1300
  5. #6a1000
  6. #580e00
  7. #460b00
  8. #350800
  9. #230500
  10. #120300
  11. #000000

Tints

#b01b00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b01b00
  2. #b8321a
  3. #c04933
  4. #c85f4d
  5. #d07666
  6. #d88d80
  7. #dfa499
  8. #e7bbb3
  9. #efd1cc
  10. #f7e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b01b00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b01b00
  2. #ab250d
  3. #a62f1a
  4. #a23926
  5. #9d4333
  6. #984e40
  7. #93584d
  8. #8e625a
  9. #8a6c66
  10. #857673
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854845 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5100 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b01b00 {
  color: #b01b00;
}
Background
.bg-b01b00 {
  background-color: #b01b00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b01b00 {
  border: 2px solid #b01b00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b01b00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 27 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b01b00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b01b00, #b07300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b01b00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 27 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.96 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.15 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.33 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.69 #b7410e Rust ΔE 7.21 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 8.10 #4fe4ff Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b01b00  rgb(176, 27, 0)  hsl(9, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#0095b0  rgb(0, 149, 176)  hsl(189, 100%, 35%)  Bondi Blue
#00b01b  rgb(0, 176, 27)  hsl(129, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#1b00b0  rgb(27, 0, 176)  hsl(249, 100%, 35%)  Zaffre