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#B6060C

#b6060c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6060c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 2.35% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.7% magenta, 93.41% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 357.95°, with 93.62% saturation and 36.86% 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 Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.4.

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Relative luminance0.101

Complementary

  1. #b6060c
  2. #06b6b0

Split complementary

  1. #b6060c
  2. #06b658
  3. #0664b6

Analogous

  1. #b60664
  2. #b6060c
  3. #b65806

Triadic

  1. #b6060c
  2. #0cb606
  3. #060cb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6060c
  2. #b6b006
  3. #06b6b0
  4. #060cb6

Square

  1. #b6060c
  2. #64b606
  3. #06b6b0
  4. #5806b6

Monochromatic

  1. #220102
  2. #6c0407
  3. #b6060c
  4. #f71119
  5. #fa5b61

Shades

#b6060c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6060c
  2. #a4050b
  3. #92050a
  4. #7f0408
  5. #6d0407
  6. #5b0306
  7. #490205
  8. #370204
  9. #240102
  10. #120101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6060c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6060c
  2. #bd1f24
  3. #c5383d
  4. #cc5155
  5. #d36a6d
  6. #db8386
  7. #e29b9e
  8. #e9b4b6
  9. #f0cdce
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6060c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6060c
  2. #b11218
  3. #ab1e23
  4. #a62b2f
  5. #a0373a
  6. #9b4346
  7. #964f52
  8. #905b5d
  9. #8b6869
  10. #857474
  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 #884646 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4306 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843409 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935001 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6060c {
  color: #b6060c;
}
Background
.bg-b6060c {
  background-color: #b6060c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6060c {
  border: 2px solid #b6060c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6060c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 6 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 94% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6060c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6060c, #b65806);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6060c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 6 12 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.40 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.75 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.78 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.94 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.35 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.35 #49f9f3 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b6060c  rgb(182, 6, 12)  hsl(358, 94%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#06b6b0  rgb(6, 182, 176)  hsl(178, 94%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#0cb606  rgb(12, 182, 6)  hsl(118, 94%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#060cb6  rgb(6, 12, 182)  hsl(238, 94%, 37%)  Zaffre