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#B30516

#b30516 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b30516 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 1.96% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.21% magenta, 87.71% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 354.14°, with 94.57% saturation and 36.08% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.0975

Complementary

  1. #b30516
  2. #05b3a2

Split complementary

  1. #b30516
  2. #05b34b
  3. #056db3

Analogous

  1. #b3056d
  2. #b30516
  3. #b34b05

Triadic

  1. #b30516
  2. #16b305
  3. #0516b3

Tetradic

  1. #b30516
  2. #b3a205
  3. #05b3a2
  4. #0516b3

Square

  1. #b30516
  2. #6db305
  3. #05b3a2
  4. #4b05b3

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0104
  2. #69030d
  3. #b30516
  4. #f80c23
  5. #fa5767

Shades

#b30516 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b30516
  2. #a10514
  3. #8f0412
  4. #7d040f
  5. #6b030d
  6. #5a030b
  7. #480209
  8. #360207
  9. #240104
  10. #120102
  11. #000000

Tints

#b30516 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b30516
  2. #bb1e2d
  3. #c23745
  4. #ca505c
  5. #d16973
  6. #d9828b
  7. #e19ba2
  8. #e8b4b9
  9. #f0cdd0
  10. #f7e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b30516 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b30516
  2. #ae1121
  3. #a91e2b
  4. #a42a36
  5. #9f3640
  6. #9a434b
  7. #944f56
  8. #8f5b60
  9. #8a676b
  10. #857475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864546 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4113 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716408 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c60011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #823314 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #904f0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf0013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b30516 {
  color: #b30516;
}
Background
.bg-b30516 {
  background-color: #b30516;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b30516 {
  border: 2px solid #b30516;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b30516;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 5 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 95% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b30516 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b30516, #b34b05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b30516 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 5 22 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.41 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.32 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.50 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.53 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.57 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.96 #4cfae9 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b30516  rgb(179, 5, 22)  hsl(354, 95%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#05b3a2  rgb(5, 179, 162)  hsl(174, 95%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#16b305  rgb(22, 179, 5)  hsl(114, 95%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0516b3  rgb(5, 22, 179)  hsl(234, 95%, 36%)  Zaffre