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#B30C19

#b30c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b30c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.3% magenta, 86.03% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 355.33°, with 87.43% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.21.

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Relative luminance0.0992

Complementary

  1. #b30c19
  2. #0cb3a6

Split complementary

  1. #b30c19
  2. #0cb353
  3. #0c6cb3

Analogous

  1. #b30c6c
  2. #b30c19
  3. #b3530c

Triadic

  1. #b30c19
  2. #19b30c
  3. #0c19b3

Tetradic

  1. #b30c19
  2. #b3a60c
  3. #0cb3a6
  4. #0c19b3

Square

  1. #b30c19
  2. #6cb30c
  3. #0cb3a6
  4. #530cb3

Monochromatic

  1. #240205
  2. #6b070f
  3. #b30c19
  4. #f01c2c
  5. #f5636f

Shades

#b30c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b30c19
  2. #a10b17
  3. #8f0a14
  4. #7d0812
  5. #6b070f
  6. #5a060d
  7. #48050a
  8. #360408
  9. #240205
  10. #120103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b30c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b30c19
  2. #bb2430
  3. #c23d47
  4. #ca555e
  5. #d16d75
  6. #d9868c
  7. #e19ea3
  8. #e8b6ba
  9. #f0ced1
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b30c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b30c19
  2. #ae1823
  3. #a9232e
  4. #a42f38
  5. #9f3a42
  6. #9a464d
  7. #945257
  8. #8f5d61
  9. #8a696b
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #864647 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71650e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c60015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #823418 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #904f13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf0017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b30c19 {
  color: #b30c19;
}
Background
.bg-b30c19 {
  background-color: #b30c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b30c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b30c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b30c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 87% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b30c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b30c19, #b3530c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b30c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.21 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.86 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.15 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.15 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.50 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.86 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.77 #4cf3e6 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b30c19  rgb(179, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 87%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#0cb3a6  rgb(12, 179, 166)  hsl(175, 87%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#19b30c  rgb(25, 179, 12)  hsl(115, 87%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0c19b3  rgb(12, 25, 179)  hsl(235, 87%, 37%)  Zaffre