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#B10C19

#b10c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b10c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.22% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 355.27°, with 87.3% saturation and 37.06% 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 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.46.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0968

Complementary

  1. #b10c19
  2. #0cb1a4

Split complementary

  1. #b10c19
  2. #0cb151
  3. #0c6cb1

Analogous

  1. #b10c6c
  2. #b10c19
  3. #b1510c

Triadic

  1. #b10c19
  2. #19b10c
  3. #0c19b1

Tetradic

  1. #b10c19
  2. #b1a40c
  3. #0cb1a4
  4. #0c19b1

Square

  1. #b10c19
  2. #6cb10c
  3. #0cb1a4
  4. #510cb1

Monochromatic

  1. #220205
  2. #69070f
  3. #b10c19
  4. #ef1a2b
  5. #f4626d

Shades

#b10c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b10c19
  2. #9f0b17
  3. #8e0a14
  4. #7c0812
  5. #6a070f
  6. #59060d
  7. #47050a
  8. #350408
  9. #230205
  10. #120103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b10c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b10c19
  2. #b92430
  3. #c13d47
  4. #c8555e
  5. #d06d75
  6. #d8868c
  7. #e09ea3
  8. #e8b6ba
  9. #efced1
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b10c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b10c19
  2. #ac1823
  3. #a7232e
  4. #a22f38
  5. #9d3a42
  6. #99464d
  7. #945257
  8. #8f5d61
  9. #8a696b
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854546 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4217 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70630e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c40015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803418 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f4e13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b10c19 {
  color: #b10c19;
}
Background
.bg-b10c19 {
  background-color: #b10c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b10c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b10c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b10c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 87% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b10c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b10c19, #b1510c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b10c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.46 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.00 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.96 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.96 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.85 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.91 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.01 #4ef3e6 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b10c19  rgb(177, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 87%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#0cb1a4  rgb(12, 177, 164)  hsl(175, 87%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#19b10c  rgb(25, 177, 12)  hsl(115, 87%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0c19b1  rgb(12, 25, 177)  hsl(235, 87%, 37%)  Zaffre