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#B20200

#b20200 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b20200 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 0.78% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.88% magenta, 100% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 0.67°, with 100% saturation and 34.9% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.0951

Complementary

  1. #b20200
  2. #00b0b2

Split complementary

  1. #b20200
  2. #00b25b
  3. #0057b2

Analogous

  1. #b20057
  2. #b20200
  3. #b25b00

Triadic

  1. #b20200
  2. #00b202
  3. #0200b2

Tetradic

  1. #b20200
  2. #b0b200
  3. #00b0b2
  4. #0200b2

Square

  1. #b20200
  2. #57b200
  3. #00b0b2
  4. #5b00b2

Monochromatic

  1. #190000
  2. #650100
  3. #b20200
  4. #fe0300
  5. #ff4e4c

Shades

#b20200 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b20200
  2. #a00200
  3. #8e0200
  4. #7d0100
  5. #6b0100
  6. #590100
  7. #470100
  8. #350100
  9. #240000
  10. #120000
  11. #000000

Tints

#b20200 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b20200
  2. #ba1b1a
  3. #c13533
  4. #c94e4d
  5. #d16766
  6. #d98180
  7. #e09a99
  8. #e8b3b3
  9. #f0cccc
  10. #f7e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b20200 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b20200
  2. #ad0f0d
  3. #a81b1a
  4. #a32826
  5. #9e3433
  6. #994140
  7. #944e4d
  8. #8f5a5a
  9. #8a6766
  10. #857373
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #854444 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c50008 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f4e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be0005 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b20200 {
  color: #b20200;
}
Background
.bg-b20200 {
  background-color: #b20200;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b20200 {
  border: 2px solid #b20200;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b20200;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 2 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b20200 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b20200, #b25b00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b20200 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 2 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.02 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.18 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.51 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.87 #92000a Sangria ΔE 7.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.64 #4dfdff Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b20200  rgb(178, 2, 0)  hsl(1, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#00b0b2  rgb(0, 176, 178)  hsl(181, 100%, 35%)  Verdigris
#00b202  rgb(0, 178, 2)  hsl(121, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0200b2  rgb(2, 0, 178)  hsl(241, 100%, 35%)  Zaffre