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#B6090A

#b6090a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6090a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 3.53% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 94.51% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 359.65°, with 90.58% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #b6090a
  2. #09b6b5

Split complementary

  1. #b6090a
  2. #09b65e
  3. #0961b6

Analogous

  1. #b60961
  2. #b6090a
  3. #b65e09

Triadic

  1. #b6090a
  2. #0ab609
  3. #090ab6

Tetradic

  1. #b6090a
  2. #b6b509
  3. #09b6b5
  4. #090ab6

Square

  1. #b6090a
  2. #61b609
  3. #09b6b5
  4. #5e09b6

Monochromatic

  1. #240202
  2. #6d0506
  3. #b6090a
  4. #f41819
  5. #f76162

Shades

#b6090a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6090a
  2. #a40809
  3. #920708
  4. #7f0607
  5. #6d0506
  6. #5b0505
  7. #490404
  8. #370303
  9. #240202
  10. #120101
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6090a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6090a
  2. #bd2223
  3. #c53a3b
  4. #cc5354
  5. #d36b6c
  6. #db8485
  7. #e29d9d
  8. #e9b5b6
  9. #f0cece
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6090a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6090a
  2. #b11516
  3. #ab2122
  4. #a62d2d
  5. #a03939
  6. #9b4545
  7. #965051
  8. #905c5d
  9. #8b6868
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884647 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4304 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746600 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843406 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935000 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6090a {
  color: #b6090a;
}
Background
.bg-b6090a {
  background-color: #b6090a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6090a {
  border: 2px solid #b6090a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6090a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 9 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6090a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6090a, #b65e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6090a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 9 10 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.74 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.89 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.85 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.08 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.09 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 6.20 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.67 #49f6f5 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b6090a  rgb(182, 9, 10)  hsl(360, 91%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#09b6b5  rgb(9, 182, 181)  hsl(180, 91%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#0ab609  rgb(10, 182, 9)  hsl(120, 91%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#090ab6  rgb(9, 10, 182)  hsl(240, 91%, 37%)  Zaffre