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#B6031D

#b6031d ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6031d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.18% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.35% magenta, 84.07% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 351.28°, with 96.76% saturation and 36.27% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #b6031d
  2. #03b69c

Split complementary

  1. #b6031d
  2. #03b642
  3. #0377b6

Analogous

  1. #b60377
  2. #b6031d
  3. #b64203

Triadic

  1. #b6031d
  2. #1db603
  3. #031db6

Tetradic

  1. #b6031d
  2. #b69c03
  3. #03b69c
  4. #031db6

Square

  1. #b6031d
  2. #77b603
  3. #03b69c
  4. #4203b6

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0105
  2. #6b0211
  3. #b6031d
  4. #fb0b2d
  5. #fc566e

Shades

#b6031d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6031d
  2. #a4031a
  3. #920217
  4. #7f0214
  5. #6d0211
  6. #5b020f
  7. #49010c
  8. #370109
  9. #240106
  10. #120003
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6031d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6031d
  2. #bd1c34
  3. #c5354a
  4. #cc4f61
  5. #d36877
  6. #db818e
  7. #e29aa5
  8. #e9b3bb
  9. #f0cdd2
  10. #f8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6031d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6031d
  2. #b11027
  3. #ab1c31
  4. #a6293b
  5. #a03545
  6. #9b424f
  7. #964e58
  8. #905b62
  9. #8b676c
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884648 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b431b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726613 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84331c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925017 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6031d {
  color: #b6031d;
}
Background
.bg-b6031d {
  background-color: #b6031d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6031d {
  border: 2px solid #b6031d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6031d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 3 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6031d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6031d, #b64203);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6031d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 3 29 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.06 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.18 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.97 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.97 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.80 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.55 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.01 #49fce2 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b6031d  rgb(182, 3, 29)  hsl(351, 97%, 36%)  Firebrick
#03b69c  rgb(3, 182, 156)  hsl(171, 97%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#1db603  rgb(29, 182, 3)  hsl(111, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#031db6  rgb(3, 29, 182)  hsl(231, 97%, 36%)  Zaffre