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#B6092E

#b6092e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6092e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.05% magenta, 74.73% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 347.17°, 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 6.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.9.

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Relative luminance0.1034

Complementary

  1. #b6092e
  2. #09b691

Split complementary

  1. #b6092e
  2. #09b63b
  3. #0984b6

Analogous

  1. #b60984
  2. #b6092e
  3. #b63b09

Triadic

  1. #b6092e
  2. #2eb609
  3. #092eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6092e
  2. #b69109
  3. #09b691
  4. #092eb6

Square

  1. #b6092e
  2. #84b609
  3. #09b691
  4. #3b09b6

Monochromatic

  1. #240209
  2. #6d051c
  3. #b6092e
  4. #f41847
  5. #f76181

Shades

#b6092e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6092e
  2. #a40829
  3. #920725
  4. #7f0620
  5. #6d051c
  6. #5b0517
  7. #490412
  8. #37030e
  9. #240209
  10. #120105
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6092e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6092e
  2. #bd2243
  3. #c53a58
  4. #cc536d
  5. #d36b82
  6. #db8497
  7. #e29dab
  8. #e9b5c0
  9. #f0ced5
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6092e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6092e
  2. #b11536
  3. #ab213e
  4. #a62d47
  5. #a0394f
  6. #9b4557
  7. #96505f
  8. #905c67
  9. #8b6870
  10. #857478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89474c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a442e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83352e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92512a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6092e {
  color: #b6092e;
}
Background
.bg-b6092e {
  background-color: #b6092e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6092e {
  border: 2px solid #b6092e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6092e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 9 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 91% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6092e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6092e, #b63b09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6092e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 9 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.90 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.58 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.17 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.33 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.35 #960018 Carmine ΔE 7.33 #49f6d1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b6092e  rgb(182, 9, 46)  hsl(347, 91%, 37%)  Cardinal
#09b691  rgb(9, 182, 145)  hsl(167, 91%, 37%)  Mint
#2eb609  rgb(46, 182, 9)  hsl(107, 91%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#092eb6  rgb(9, 46, 182)  hsl(227, 91%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue