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#B4331B

#b4331b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b4331b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 20% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.67% magenta, 85% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 9.41°, 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 6.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.1215

Complementary

  1. #b4331b
  2. #1b9cb4

Split complementary

  1. #b4331b
  2. #1bb480
  3. #1b50b4

Analogous

  1. #b41b50
  2. #b4331b
  3. #b4801b

Triadic

  1. #b4331b
  2. #1bb433
  3. #331bb4

Tetradic

  1. #b4331b
  2. #9cb41b
  3. #1b9cb4
  4. #331bb4

Square

  1. #b4331b
  2. #50b41b
  3. #1b9cb4
  4. #801bb4

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0d07
  2. #712011
  3. #b4331b
  4. #e1543a
  5. #eb8e7d

Shades

#b4331b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b4331b
  2. #a22e18
  3. #902916
  4. #7e2413
  5. #6c1f10
  6. #5a1a0e
  7. #48140b
  8. #360f08
  9. #240a05
  10. #120503
  11. #000000

Tints

#b4331b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b4331b
  2. #bc4732
  3. #c35c49
  4. #cb705f
  5. #d28576
  6. #da998d
  7. #e1ada4
  8. #e9c2bb
  9. #f0d6d1
  10. #f8ebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b4331b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b4331b
  2. #af3b25
  3. #aa422f
  4. #a44a39
  5. #9f5243
  6. #9a5a4e
  7. #956158
  8. #906962
  9. #8a716c
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a534f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5016 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c7002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874618 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955b17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf1b28 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b4331b {
  color: #b4331b;
}
Background
.bg-b4331b {
  background-color: #b4331b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b4331b {
  border: 2px solid #b4331b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b4331b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 51 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 74% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b4331b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b4331b, #b4801b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b4331b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 51 27 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.51 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.60 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.72 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.99 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.76 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.88 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.19 #4bcce4 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b4331b  rgb(180, 51, 27)  hsl(9, 74%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#1b9cb4  rgb(27, 156, 180)  hsl(189, 74%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#1bb433  rgb(27, 180, 51)  hsl(129, 74%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#331bb4  rgb(51, 27, 180)  hsl(249, 74%, 41%)  Zaffre