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#B2201B

#b2201b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b2201b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 12.55% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.02% magenta, 84.83% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 1.99°, with 73.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 0.65.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1058

Complementary

  1. #b2201b
  2. #1badb2

Split complementary

  1. #b2201b
  2. #1bb26c
  3. #1b62b2

Analogous

  1. #b21b62
  2. #b2201b
  3. #b26c1b

Triadic

  1. #b2201b
  2. #1bb220
  3. #201bb2

Tetradic

  1. #b2201b
  2. #adb21b
  3. #1badb2
  4. #201bb2

Square

  1. #b2201b
  2. #62b21b
  3. #1badb2
  4. #6c1bb2

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0807
  2. #701411
  3. #b2201b
  4. #e13e39
  5. #eb7f7b

Shades

#b2201b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b2201b
  2. #a01d18
  3. #8e1a16
  4. #7d1613
  5. #6b1310
  6. #59100e
  7. #470d0b
  8. #350a08
  9. #240605
  10. #120303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b2201b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b2201b
  2. #ba3632
  3. #c14d49
  4. #c9635f
  5. #d17976
  6. #d9908d
  7. #e0a6a4
  8. #e8bcbb
  9. #f0d2d1
  10. #f7e9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b2201b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b2201b
  2. #ad2a25
  3. #a8332f
  4. #a33d39
  5. #9e4643
  6. #99504e
  7. #945a58
  8. #8f6362
  9. #8a6d6c
  10. #857676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504718 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746712 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c50021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833b19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b2201b {
  color: #b2201b;
}
Background
.bg-b2201b {
  background-color: #b2201b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b2201b {
  border: 2px solid #b2201b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b2201b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 32 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b2201b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2201b, #b26c1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b2201b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 32 27 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 0.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.95 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.04 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.33 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.42 #4ddfe4 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b2201b  rgb(178, 32, 27)  hsl(2, 74%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#1badb2  rgb(27, 173, 178)  hsl(182, 74%, 40%)  Verdigris
#1bb220  rgb(27, 178, 32)  hsl(122, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#201bb2  rgb(32, 27, 178)  hsl(242, 74%, 40%)  Zaffre