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#B42C19

#b42c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b42c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.56% magenta, 86.11% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 7.35°, with 75.61% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1157

Complementary

  1. #b42c19
  2. #19a1b4

Split complementary

  1. #b42c19
  2. #19b479
  3. #1954b4

Analogous

  1. #b41954
  2. #b42c19
  3. #b47919

Triadic

  1. #b42c19
  2. #19b42c
  3. #2c19b4

Tetradic

  1. #b42c19
  2. #a1b419
  3. #19a1b4
  4. #2c19b4

Square

  1. #b42c19
  2. #54b419
  3. #19a1b4
  4. #7919b4

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0b06
  2. #711c10
  3. #b42c19
  4. #e34c36
  5. #ec887a

Shades

#b42c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42c19
  2. #a22817
  3. #902314
  4. #7e1f12
  5. #6c1a0f
  6. #5a160d
  7. #48120a
  8. #360d08
  9. #240905
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42c19
  2. #bc4130
  3. #c35647
  4. #cb6b5e
  5. #d28075
  6. #da968c
  7. #e1aba3
  8. #e9c0ba
  9. #f0d5d1
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42c19
  2. #af3423
  3. #aa3d2e
  4. #a44538
  5. #9f4e42
  6. #9a564d
  7. #955e57
  8. #906761
  9. #8a6f6b
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89504d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c70029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945814 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c00c24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42c19 {
  color: #b42c19;
}
Background
.bg-b42c19 {
  background-color: #b42c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b42c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42c19, #b47919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.29 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.85 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.99 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.68 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.34 #4bd3e6 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b42c19  rgb(180, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 76%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#19a1b4  rgb(25, 161, 180)  hsl(187, 76%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#19b42c  rgb(25, 180, 44)  hsl(127, 76%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2c19b4  rgb(44, 25, 180)  hsl(247, 76%, 40%)  Zaffre