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#B31437

#b31437 ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b31437 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 7.84% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.83% magenta, 69.27% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 346.79°, with 79.9% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.1036

Complementary

  1. #b31437
  2. #14b390

Split complementary

  1. #b31437
  2. #14b340
  3. #1487b3

Analogous

  1. #b31487
  2. #b31437
  3. #b34014

Triadic

  1. #b31437
  2. #37b314
  3. #1437b3

Tetradic

  1. #b31437
  2. #b39014
  3. #14b390
  4. #1437b3

Square

  1. #b31437
  2. #87b314
  3. #14b390
  4. #4014b3

Monochromatic

  1. #29050d
  2. #6e0c22
  3. #b31437
  4. #e72c55
  5. #ef718d

Shades

#b31437 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b31437
  2. #a11232
  3. #8f102c
  4. #7d0e27
  5. #6b0c21
  6. #5a0a1c
  7. #480816
  8. #360611
  9. #24040b
  10. #120206
  11. #000000

Tints

#b31437 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b31437
  2. #bb2c4b
  3. #c2435f
  4. #ca5b73
  5. #d17287
  6. #d98a9b
  7. #e1a1af
  8. #e8b9c3
  9. #f0d0d7
  10. #f7e8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b31437 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b31437
  2. #ae1f3e
  3. #a92a46
  4. #a4344d
  5. #9f3f54
  6. #9a4a5c
  7. #945563
  8. #8f606a
  9. #8a6a71
  10. #857579
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #87484f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706632 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c50025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #813837 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #905134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b31437 {
  color: #b31437;
}
Background
.bg-b31437 {
  background-color: #b31437;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b31437 {
  border: 2px solid #b31437;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b31437;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 20 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 80% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b31437 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b31437, #b34014);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b31437 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 20 55 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.74 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.15 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.06 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.57 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.56 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 8.71 #4cebc8 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#b31437  rgb(179, 20, 55)  hsl(347, 80%, 39%)  Vivid Burgundy
#14b390  rgb(20, 179, 144)  hsl(167, 80%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#37b314  rgb(55, 179, 20)  hsl(107, 80%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#1437b3  rgb(20, 55, 179)  hsl(227, 80%, 39%)  Persian Blue