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#B60008

#b60008 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b60008 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 0% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 95.6% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 357.36°, with 100% saturation and 35.69% 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 7.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0996

Complementary

  1. #b60008
  2. #00b6ae

Split complementary

  1. #b60008
  2. #00b653
  3. #0063b6

Analogous

  1. #b60063
  2. #b60008
  3. #b65300

Triadic

  1. #b60008
  2. #08b600
  3. #0008b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60008
  2. #b6ae00
  3. #00b6ae
  4. #0008b6

Square

  1. #b60008
  2. #63b600
  3. #00b6ae
  4. #5300b6

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0001
  2. #6a0005
  3. #b60008
  4. #ff040f
  5. #ff5058

Shades

#b60008 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60008
  2. #a40007
  3. #920006
  4. #7f0006
  5. #6d0005
  6. #5b0004
  7. #490003
  8. #370002
  9. #240002
  10. #120001
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60008 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60008
  2. #bd1a21
  3. #c53339
  4. #cc4d52
  5. #d3666b
  6. #db8084
  7. #e2999c
  8. #e9b3b5
  9. #f0ccce
  10. #f8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60008 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60008
  2. #b10d14
  3. #ab1a20
  4. #a6262c
  5. #a03338
  6. #9b4044
  7. #964d50
  8. #905a5c
  9. #8b6668
  10. #857374
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884546 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4202 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736500 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9000a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843205 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #934f00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20009 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60008 {
  color: #b60008;
}
Background
.bg-b60008 {
  background-color: #b60008;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60008 {
  border: 2px solid #b60008;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60008;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 0 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 100% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60008 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60008, #b65300);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60008 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 0 8 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.88 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.96 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.04 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.28 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.40 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.77 #49fff7 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b60008  rgb(182, 0, 8)  hsl(357, 100%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#00b6ae  rgb(0, 182, 174)  hsl(177, 100%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#08b600  rgb(8, 182, 0)  hsl(117, 100%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0008b6  rgb(0, 8, 182)  hsl(237, 100%, 36%)  Zaffre