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#B42E30

#b42e30 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b42e30 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.04% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 359.1°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #b42e30
  2. #2eb4b2

Split complementary

  1. #b42e30
  2. #2eb46f
  3. #2e73b4

Analogous

  1. #b42e73
  2. #b42e30
  3. #b46f2e

Triadic

  1. #b42e30
  2. #30b42e
  3. #2e30b4

Tetradic

  1. #b42e30
  2. #b4b22e
  3. #2eb4b2
  4. #2e30b4

Square

  1. #b42e30
  2. #73b42e
  3. #2eb4b2
  4. #6f2eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f10
  2. #771e20
  3. #b42e30
  4. #d55a5c
  5. #e49798

Shades

#b42e30 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42e30
  2. #a2292b
  3. #902526
  4. #7e2022
  5. #6c1c1d
  6. #5a1718
  7. #481213
  8. #360e0e
  9. #24090a
  10. #120505
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42e30 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42e30
  2. #bc4345
  3. #c35859
  4. #cb6d6e
  5. #d28283
  6. #da9798
  7. #e1abac
  8. #e9c0c1
  9. #f0d5d6
  10. #f8eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42e30 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42e30
  2. #af3638
  3. #aa3e40
  4. #a44748
  5. #9f4f50
  6. #9a5758
  7. #955f60
  8. #906768
  9. #8a7070
  10. #857878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a5151 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564e2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c60030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86432f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93592d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf1530 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42e30 {
  color: #b42e30;
}
Background
.bg-b42e30 {
  background-color: #b42e30;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42e30 {
  border: 2px solid #b42e30;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42e30;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 46 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42e30 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42e30, #b46f2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42e30 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 46 48 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.98 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.24 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.24 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.29 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.30 #4bd1cf Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b42e30  rgb(180, 46, 48)  hsl(359, 59%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2eb4b2  rgb(46, 180, 178)  hsl(179, 59%, 44%)  Verdigris
#30b42e  rgb(48, 180, 46)  hsl(119, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2e30b4  rgb(46, 48, 180)  hsl(239, 59%, 44%)  Persian Blue