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#B50007

#b50007 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b50007 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 0% green and 2.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 96.13% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 357.68°, with 100% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.0984

Complementary

  1. #b50007
  2. #00b5ae

Split complementary

  1. #b50007
  2. #00b554
  3. #0061b5

Analogous

  1. #b50061
  2. #b50007
  3. #b55400

Triadic

  1. #b50007
  2. #07b500
  3. #0007b5

Tetradic

  1. #b50007
  2. #b5ae00
  3. #00b5ae
  4. #0007b5

Square

  1. #b50007
  2. #61b500
  3. #00b5ae
  4. #5400b5

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0001
  2. #680004
  3. #b50007
  4. #ff020c
  5. #ff4f56

Shades

#b50007 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50007
  2. #a30006
  3. #910006
  4. #7f0005
  5. #6d0004
  6. #5b0004
  7. #480003
  8. #360002
  9. #240001
  10. #120001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50007 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50007
  2. #bc1a20
  3. #c43339
  4. #cb4d51
  5. #d3666a
  6. #da8083
  7. #e1999c
  8. #e9b3b5
  9. #f0cccd
  10. #f8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50007 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50007
  2. #b00d13
  3. #aa1a1f
  4. #a5262b
  5. #a03337
  6. #9b4044
  7. #954d50
  8. #905a5c
  9. #8b6668
  10. #857374
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #874545 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4101 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c80009 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833204 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #924f00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c10008 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50007 {
  color: #b50007;
}
Background
.bg-b50007 {
  background-color: #b50007;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50007 {
  border: 2px solid #b50007;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50007;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 0 7;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50007 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50007, #b55400);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50007 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 0 7 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.77 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.01 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.51 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.55 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.83 #4afff8 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b50007  rgb(181, 0, 7)  hsl(358, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#00b5ae  rgb(0, 181, 174)  hsl(178, 100%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#07b500  rgb(7, 181, 0)  hsl(118, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0007b5  rgb(0, 7, 181)  hsl(238, 100%, 35%)  Zaffre