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#B02C2E

#b02c2e ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b02c2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 17.25% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 73.86% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 359.09°, with 60% saturation and 43.14% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 2.3.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1123

Complementary

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #2cb0ae

Split complementary

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #2cb06c
  3. #2c70b0

Analogous

  1. #b02c70
  2. #b02c2e
  3. #b06c2c

Triadic

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #2eb02c
  3. #2c2eb0

Tetradic

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #b0ae2c
  3. #2cb0ae
  4. #2c2eb0

Square

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #70b02c
  3. #2cb0ae
  4. #6c2cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #360d0e
  2. #731d1e
  3. #b02c2e
  4. #d45456
  5. #e49193

Shades

#b02c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #9e2829
  3. #8d2325
  4. #7b1f20
  5. #6a1a1c
  6. #581617
  7. #461212
  8. #350d0e
  9. #230909
  10. #120405
  11. #000000

Tints

#b02c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #b84143
  3. #c05658
  4. #c86b6d
  5. #d08082
  6. #d89697
  7. #dfabab
  8. #e7c0c0
  9. #efd5d5
  10. #f7eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b02c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b02c2e
  2. #ab3436
  3. #a63d3e
  4. #a24547
  5. #9d4e4f
  6. #985657
  7. #935e5f
  8. #8e6767
  9. #8a6f70
  10. #857878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83412d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90562b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb122e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b02c2e {
  color: #b02c2e;
}
Background
.bg-b02c2e {
  background-color: #b02c2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b02c2e {
  border: 2px solid #b02c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b02c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 44 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 60% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b02c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b02c2e, #b06c2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b02c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 44 46 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 2.30 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 2.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.61 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.96 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.21 #4fd3d1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Brown
#b02c2e  rgb(176, 44, 46)  hsl(359, 60%, 43%)  Brown
#2cb0ae  rgb(44, 176, 174)  hsl(179, 60%, 43%)  Verdigris
#2eb02c  rgb(46, 176, 44)  hsl(119, 60%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2c2eb0  rgb(44, 46, 176)  hsl(239, 60%, 43%)  Persian Blue