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#B21C19

#b21c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b21c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.27% magenta, 85.96% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 1.18°, with 75.37% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 0.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1037

Complementary

  1. #b21c19
  2. #19afb2

Split complementary

  1. #b21c19
  2. #19b268
  3. #1962b2

Analogous

  1. #b21962
  2. #b21c19
  3. #b26819

Triadic

  1. #b21c19
  2. #19b21c
  3. #1c19b2

Tetradic

  1. #b21c19
  2. #afb219
  3. #19afb2
  4. #1c19b2

Square

  1. #b21c19
  2. #62b219
  3. #19afb2
  4. #6819b2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0706
  2. #6f1110
  3. #b21c19
  4. #e33835
  5. #ec7a78

Shades

#b21c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b21c19
  2. #a01917
  3. #8e1614
  4. #7d1412
  5. #6b110f
  6. #590e0d
  7. #470b0a
  8. #350808
  9. #240605
  10. #120303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b21c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b21c19
  2. #ba3330
  3. #c14947
  4. #c9605e
  5. #d17775
  6. #d98e8c
  7. #e0a4a3
  8. #e8bbba
  9. #f0d2d1
  10. #f7e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b21c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b21c19
  2. #ad2623
  3. #a8302e
  4. #a33a38
  5. #9e4442
  6. #994e4d
  7. #945857
  8. #8f6261
  9. #8a6c6b
  10. #857676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864949 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4616 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73660f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #823917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905213 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b21c19 {
  color: #b21c19;
}
Background
.bg-b21c19 {
  background-color: #b21c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b21c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b21c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b21c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b21c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b21c19, #b26819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b21c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 0.57 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.82 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.87 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.00 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.46 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.46 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.56 #4de3e6 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b21c19  rgb(178, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 75%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#19afb2  rgb(25, 175, 178)  hsl(181, 75%, 40%)  Verdigris
#19b21c  rgb(25, 178, 28)  hsl(121, 75%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#1c19b2  rgb(28, 25, 178)  hsl(241, 75%, 40%)  Zaffre