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#B03217

#b03217 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b03217 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 19.61% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.59% magenta, 86.93% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 10.59°, with 76.88% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.1157

Complementary

  1. #b03217
  2. #1795b0

Split complementary

  1. #b03217
  2. #17b07f
  3. #1748b0

Analogous

  1. #b01748
  2. #b03217
  3. #b07f17

Triadic

  1. #b03217
  2. #17b032
  3. #3217b0

Tetradic

  1. #b03217
  2. #95b017
  3. #1795b0
  4. #3217b0

Square

  1. #b03217
  2. #48b017
  3. #1795b0
  4. #7f17b0

Monochromatic

  1. #290c05
  2. #6c1f0e
  3. #b03217
  4. #e44f30
  5. #ed8973

Shades

#b03217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b03217
  2. #9e2d15
  3. #8d2812
  4. #7b2310
  5. #6a1e0e
  6. #58190c
  7. #461409
  8. #350f07
  9. #230a05
  10. #120502
  11. #000000

Tints

#b03217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b03217
  2. #b8472e
  3. #c05b45
  4. #c8705d
  5. #d08474
  6. #d8998b
  7. #dfada2
  8. #e7c2b9
  9. #efd6d1
  10. #f7ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b03217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b03217
  2. #ab3a22
  3. #a6422c
  4. #a24937
  5. #9d5141
  6. #98594c
  7. #936156
  8. #8e6961
  9. #8a706b
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87514c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584e11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844414 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915912 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb1b26 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b03217 {
  color: #b03217;
}
Background
.bg-b03217 {
  background-color: #b03217;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b03217 {
  border: 2px solid #b03217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b03217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 50 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b03217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b03217, #b07f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b03217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 50 23 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.86 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.43 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.47 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.52 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.46 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.15 #4fcde8 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b03217  rgb(176, 50, 23)  hsl(11, 77%, 39%)  Rufous
#1795b0  rgb(23, 149, 176)  hsl(191, 77%, 39%)  Bondi Blue
#17b032  rgb(23, 176, 50)  hsl(131, 77%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#3217b0  rgb(50, 23, 176)  hsl(251, 77%, 39%)  Zaffre