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#B41B2B

#b41b2b ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b41b2b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 10.59% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 76.11% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 353.73°, with 73.91% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #1bb4a4

Split complementary

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #1bb458
  3. #1b77b4

Analogous

  1. #b41b77
  2. #b41b2b
  3. #b4581b

Triadic

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #2bb41b
  3. #1b2bb4

Tetradic

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #b4a41b
  3. #1bb4a4
  4. #1b2bb4

Square

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #77b41b
  3. #1bb4a4
  4. #581bb4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f070b
  2. #71111b
  3. #b41b2b
  4. #e13a4c
  5. #eb7d88

Shades

#b41b2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #a21827
  3. #901622
  4. #7e131e
  5. #6c101a
  6. #5a0e16
  7. #480b11
  8. #36080d
  9. #240509
  10. #120304
  11. #000000

Tints

#b41b2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #bc3240
  3. #c34955
  4. #cb5f6b
  5. #d27680
  6. #da8d95
  7. #e1a4aa
  8. #e9bbbf
  9. #f0d1d5
  10. #f8e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b41b2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b41b2b
  2. #af2534
  3. #aa2f3c
  4. #a43945
  5. #9f434d
  6. #9a4e56
  7. #95585e
  8. #906267
  9. #8a6c6f
  10. #857678
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884a4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e472a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736725 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c60023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833a2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925328 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b41b2b {
  color: #b41b2b;
}
Background
.bg-b41b2b {
  background-color: #b41b2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b41b2b {
  border: 2px solid #b41b2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b41b2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 27 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b41b2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b41b2b, #b4581b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b41b2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 27 43 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.05 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.05 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.25 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.45 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.10 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.36 #4be4d4 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Brown
#b41b2b  rgb(180, 27, 43)  hsl(354, 74%, 41%)  Brown
#1bb4a4  rgb(27, 180, 164)  hsl(174, 74%, 41%)  Light Sea Green
#2bb41b  rgb(43, 180, 27)  hsl(114, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1b2bb4  rgb(27, 43, 180)  hsl(234, 74%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue