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#B22331

#b22331 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b22331 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 13.73% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.34% magenta, 72.47% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 354.13°, with 67.14% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1089

Complementary

  1. #b22331
  2. #23b2a4

Split complementary

  1. #b22331
  2. #23b25c
  3. #2378b2

Analogous

  1. #b22378
  2. #b22331
  3. #b25c23

Triadic

  1. #b22331
  2. #31b223
  3. #2331b2

Tetradic

  1. #b22331
  2. #b2a423
  3. #23b2a4
  4. #2331b2

Square

  1. #b22331
  2. #78b223
  3. #23b2a4
  4. #5c23b2

Monochromatic

  1. #320a0e
  2. #72161f
  3. #b22331
  4. #db4755
  5. #e78790

Shades

#b22331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22331
  2. #a0202c
  3. #8e1c27
  4. #7d1922
  5. #6b151d
  6. #591219
  7. #470e14
  8. #350b0f
  9. #24070a
  10. #120405
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22331
  2. #ba3946
  3. #c14f5a
  4. #c9656f
  5. #d17b83
  6. #d99198
  7. #e0a7ad
  8. #e8bdc1
  9. #f0d3d6
  10. #f7e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22331
  2. #ad2c39
  3. #a83641
  4. #a33f49
  5. #9e4851
  6. #995259
  7. #945b60
  8. #8f6468
  9. #8a6d70
  10. #857778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874c4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4930 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73682c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c4002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833d31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90542e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22331 {
  color: #b22331;
}
Background
.bg-b22331 {
  background-color: #b22331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22331 {
  border: 2px solid #b22331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 35 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 67% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22331, #b25c23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 35 49 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.29 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.29 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.32 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.50 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.57 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.68 #4ddcce Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Brown
#b22331  rgb(178, 35, 49)  hsl(354, 67%, 42%)  Brown
#23b2a4  rgb(35, 178, 164)  hsl(174, 67%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#31b223  rgb(49, 178, 35)  hsl(114, 67%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#2331b2  rgb(35, 49, 178)  hsl(234, 67%, 42%)  Persian Blue