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#B22222

#b22222 Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
  • firebrick
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#b22222 (Firebrick) is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 13.33% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.9% magenta, 80.9% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 67.92% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.68:1 (WCAG AA).

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #b22222
  2. #22b2b2

Split complementary

  1. #b22222
  2. #22b26a
  3. #226ab2

Analogous

  1. #b2226a
  2. #b22222
  3. #b26a22

Triadic

  1. #b22222
  2. #22b222
  3. #2222b2

Tetradic

  1. #b22222
  2. #b2b222
  3. #22b2b2
  4. #2222b2

Square

  1. #b22222
  2. #6ab222
  3. #22b2b2
  4. #6a22b2

Monochromatic

  1. #320909
  2. #721616
  3. #b22222
  4. #db4545
  5. #e88585

Shades

#b22222 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22222
  2. #a01f1f
  3. #8e1b1b
  4. #7d1818
  5. #6b1414
  6. #591111
  7. #470e0e
  8. #350a0a
  9. #240707
  10. #120303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22222 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22222
  2. #ba3838
  3. #c14e4e
  4. #c96464
  5. #d17a7a
  6. #d99191
  7. #e0a7a7
  8. #e8bdbd
  9. #f0d3d3
  10. #f7e9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22222 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22222
  2. #ad2b2b
  3. #a83535
  4. #a33e3e
  5. #9e4848
  6. #995151
  7. #945a5a
  8. #8f6464
  9. #8a6d6d
  10. #857777
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514820 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #74671b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c40024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833c21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91541e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22222 {
  color: #b22222;
}
Background
.bg-b22222 {
  background-color: #b22222;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22222 {
  border: 2px solid #b22222;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22222;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 34 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 68% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22222 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22222, #b26a22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22222 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 34 34 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.35 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.12 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.12 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.31 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.52 #4ddddd Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b22222  rgb(178, 34, 34)  hsl(0, 68%, 42%)  Firebrick
#22b2b2  rgb(34, 178, 178)  hsl(180, 68%, 42%)  Verdigris
#22b222  rgb(34, 178, 34)  hsl(120, 68%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2222b2  rgb(34, 34, 178)  hsl(240, 68%, 42%)  Zaffre