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#B22C19

#b22c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b22c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.8% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.28% magenta, 85.96% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 7.45°, 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #b22c19
  2. #199fb2

Split complementary

  1. #b22c19
  2. #19b278
  3. #1952b2

Analogous

  1. #b21952
  2. #b22c19
  3. #b27819

Triadic

  1. #b22c19
  2. #19b22c
  3. #2c19b2

Tetradic

  1. #b22c19
  2. #9fb219
  3. #199fb2
  4. #2c19b2

Square

  1. #b22c19
  2. #52b219
  3. #199fb2
  4. #7819b2

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0b06
  2. #6f1b10
  3. #b22c19
  4. #e34a35
  5. #ec8678

Shades

#b22c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b22c19
  2. #a02817
  3. #8e2314
  4. #7d1f12
  5. #6b1a0f
  6. #59160d
  7. #47120a
  8. #350d08
  9. #240905
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b22c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b22c19
  2. #ba4130
  3. #c15647
  4. #c96b5e
  5. #d18075
  6. #d9968c
  7. #e0aba3
  8. #e8c0ba
  9. #f0d5d1
  10. #f7eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b22c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b22c19
  2. #ad3423
  3. #a83d2e
  4. #a34538
  5. #9e4e42
  6. #99564d
  7. #945e57
  8. #8f6761
  9. #8a6f6b
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884f4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776910 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c50029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854116 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925714 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bd0d24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b22c19 {
  color: #b22c19;
}
Background
.bg-b22c19 {
  background-color: #b22c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b22c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b22c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b22c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 178 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 75% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b22c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b22c19, #b27819);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b22c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(178 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.17 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.84 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.27 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.97 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.12 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.12 #4dd3e6 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b22c19  rgb(178, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 75%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#199fb2  rgb(25, 159, 178)  hsl(187, 75%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#19b22c  rgb(25, 178, 44)  hsl(127, 75%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2c19b2  rgb(44, 25, 178)  hsl(247, 75%, 40%)  Zaffre