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#B61C19

#b61c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b61c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 86.26% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 1.15°, with 75.85% saturation and 40.59% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 0.96.

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Relative luminance0.1085

Complementary

  1. #b61c19
  2. #19b3b6

Split complementary

  1. #b61c19
  2. #19b66b
  3. #1964b6

Analogous

  1. #b61964
  2. #b61c19
  3. #b66b19

Triadic

  1. #b61c19
  2. #19b61c
  3. #1c19b6

Tetradic

  1. #b61c19
  2. #b3b619
  3. #19b3b6
  4. #1c19b6

Square

  1. #b61c19
  2. #64b619
  3. #19b3b6
  4. #6b19b6

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0707
  2. #731210
  3. #b61c19
  4. #e43b38
  5. #ed7d7b

Shades

#b61c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b61c19
  2. #a41917
  3. #921614
  4. #7f1412
  5. #6d110f
  6. #5b0e0d
  7. #490b0a
  8. #370808
  9. #240605
  10. #120303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b61c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b61c19
  2. #bd3330
  3. #c54947
  4. #cc605e
  5. #d37775
  6. #db8e8c
  7. #e2a4a3
  8. #e9bbba
  9. #f0d2d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b61c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b61c19
  2. #b12623
  3. #ab302e
  4. #a63a38
  5. #a04442
  6. #9b4e4d
  7. #965857
  8. #906261
  9. #8b6c6b
  10. #857676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a4b4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76680e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #853a17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945413 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b61c19 {
  color: #b61c19;
}
Background
.bg-b61c19 {
  background-color: #b61c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b61c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b61c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b61c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b61c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b61c19, #b66b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b61c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 0.96 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.03 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.21 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.20 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.84 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.97 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.97 #49e3e6 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b61c19  rgb(182, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 76%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#19b3b6  rgb(25, 179, 182)  hsl(181, 76%, 41%)  Verdigris
#19b61c  rgb(25, 182, 28)  hsl(121, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1c19b6  rgb(28, 25, 182)  hsl(241, 76%, 41%)  Zaffre