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#B6091B

#b6091b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6091b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 85.16% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 353.76°, 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.1022

Complementary

  1. #b6091b
  2. #09b6a4

Split complementary

  1. #b6091b
  2. #09b64e
  3. #0971b6

Analogous

  1. #b60971
  2. #b6091b
  3. #b64e09

Triadic

  1. #b6091b
  2. #1bb609
  3. #091bb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6091b
  2. #b6a409
  3. #09b6a4
  4. #091bb6

Square

  1. #b6091b
  2. #71b609
  3. #09b6a4
  4. #4e09b6

Monochromatic

  1. #240205
  2. #6d0510
  3. #b6091b
  4. #f4182f
  5. #f76170

Shades

#b6091b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6091b
  2. #a40818
  3. #920716
  4. #7f0613
  5. #6d0510
  6. #5b050e
  7. #49040b
  8. #370308
  9. #240205
  10. #120103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6091b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6091b
  2. #bd2232
  3. #c53a49
  4. #cc535f
  5. #d36b76
  6. #db848d
  7. #e29da4
  8. #e9b5bb
  9. #f0ced1
  10. #f8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6091b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6091b
  2. #b11525
  3. #ab212f
  4. #a62d39
  5. #a03943
  6. #9b454e
  7. #965058
  8. #905c62
  9. #8b686c
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894748 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736610 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84351a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935015 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6091b {
  color: #b6091b;
}
Background
.bg-b6091b {
  background-color: #b6091b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6091b {
  border: 2px solid #b6091b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6091b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 9 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6091b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6091b, #b64e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6091b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 9 27 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.46 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.75 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.19 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.19 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.28 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.50 #49f6e4 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b6091b  rgb(182, 9, 27)  hsl(354, 91%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#09b6a4  rgb(9, 182, 164)  hsl(174, 91%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#1bb609  rgb(27, 182, 9)  hsl(114, 91%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#091bb6  rgb(9, 27, 182)  hsl(234, 91%, 37%)  Zaffre