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#B6050F

#b6050f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6050f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.96% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.25% magenta, 91.76% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 356.61°, with 94.65% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.1009

Complementary

  1. #b6050f
  2. #05b6ac

Split complementary

  1. #b6050f
  2. #05b654
  3. #0568b6

Analogous

  1. #b60568
  2. #b6050f
  3. #b65405

Triadic

  1. #b6050f
  2. #0fb605
  3. #050fb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6050f
  2. #b6ac05
  3. #05b6ac
  4. #050fb6

Square

  1. #b6050f
  2. #68b605
  3. #05b6ac
  4. #5405b6

Monochromatic

  1. #210103
  2. #6c0309
  3. #b6050f
  4. #f80f1c
  5. #fa5a63

Shades

#b6050f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6050f
  2. #a4050e
  3. #92040c
  4. #7f040b
  5. #6d0309
  6. #5b0308
  7. #490206
  8. #370205
  9. #240103
  10. #120102
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6050f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6050f
  2. #bd1e27
  3. #c5373f
  4. #cc5057
  5. #d3696f
  6. #db8287
  7. #e29b9f
  8. #e9b4b7
  9. #f0cdcf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6050f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6050f
  2. #b1111a
  3. #ab1e26
  4. #a62a31
  5. #a0363c
  6. #9b4348
  7. #964f53
  8. #905b5e
  9. #8b6769
  10. #857475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884647 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c420a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84340c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935005 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6050f {
  color: #b6050f;
}
Background
.bg-b6050f {
  background-color: #b6050f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6050f {
  border: 2px solid #b6050f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6050f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 5 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 95% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6050f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6050f, #b65405);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6050f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 5 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.29 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.51 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.71 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.91 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.91 #49faf0 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b6050f  rgb(182, 5, 15)  hsl(357, 95%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#05b6ac  rgb(5, 182, 172)  hsl(177, 95%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#0fb605  rgb(15, 182, 5)  hsl(117, 95%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#050fb6  rgb(5, 15, 182)  hsl(237, 95%, 37%)  Zaffre