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#B6281E

#b6281e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6281e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 15.69% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.02% magenta, 83.52% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 3.95°, with 71.7% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.1156

Complementary

  1. #b6281e
  2. #1eacb6

Split complementary

  1. #b6281e
  2. #1eb674
  3. #1e60b6

Analogous

  1. #b61e60
  2. #b6281e
  3. #b6741e

Triadic

  1. #b6281e
  2. #1eb628
  3. #281eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6281e
  2. #acb61e
  3. #1eacb6
  4. #281eb6

Square

  1. #b6281e
  2. #60b61e
  3. #1eacb6
  4. #741eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #330b08
  2. #741a13
  3. #b6281e
  4. #e04b41
  5. #ea8983

Shades

#b6281e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6281e
  2. #a4241b
  3. #922018
  4. #7f1c15
  5. #6d1812
  6. #5b140f
  7. #49100c
  8. #370c09
  9. #240806
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6281e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6281e
  2. #bd3e35
  3. #c5534b
  4. #cc6962
  5. #d37e78
  6. #db948f
  7. #e2a9a5
  8. #e9bfbc
  9. #f0d4d2
  10. #f8eae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6281e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6281e
  2. #b13128
  3. #ab3a32
  4. #a6423b
  5. #a04b45
  6. #9b544f
  7. #965d59
  8. #906663
  9. #8b6e6c
  10. #857776
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4f4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554c1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87401c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955719 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6281e {
  color: #b6281e;
}
Background
.bg-b6281e {
  background-color: #b6281e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6281e {
  border: 2px solid #b6281e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6281e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 40 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6281e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6281e, #b6741e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6281e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 40 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.97 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.34 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.28 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.60 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.67 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.08 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.08 #49d7e1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b6281e  rgb(182, 40, 30)  hsl(4, 72%, 42%)  Cornell Red
#1eacb6  rgb(30, 172, 182)  hsl(184, 72%, 42%)  Verdigris
#1eb628  rgb(30, 182, 40)  hsl(124, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#281eb6  rgb(40, 30, 182)  hsl(244, 72%, 42%)  Zaffre