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#B62C19

#b62c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b62c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.82% magenta, 86.26% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 7.26°, 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.1182

Complementary

  1. #b62c19
  2. #19a3b6

Split complementary

  1. #b62c19
  2. #19b67b
  3. #1955b6

Analogous

  1. #b61955
  2. #b62c19
  3. #b67b19

Triadic

  1. #b62c19
  2. #19b62c
  3. #2c19b6

Tetradic

  1. #b62c19
  2. #a3b619
  3. #19a3b6
  4. #2c19b6

Square

  1. #b62c19
  2. #55b619
  3. #19a3b6
  4. #7b19b6

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0b07
  2. #731c10
  3. #b62c19
  4. #e44d38
  5. #ed897b

Shades

#b62c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b62c19
  2. #a42817
  3. #922314
  4. #7f1f12
  5. #6d1a0f
  6. #5b160d
  7. #49120a
  8. #370d08
  9. #240905
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b62c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b62c19
  2. #bd4130
  3. #c55647
  4. #cc6b5e
  5. #d38075
  6. #db968c
  7. #e2aba3
  8. #e9c0ba
  9. #f0d5d1
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b62c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b62c19
  2. #b13423
  3. #ab3d2e
  4. #a64538
  5. #a04e42
  6. #9b564d
  7. #965e57
  8. #906761
  9. #8b6f6b
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b504d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20a24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b62c19 {
  color: #b62c19;
}
Background
.bg-b62c19 {
  background-color: #b62c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b62c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b62c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b62c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b62c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b62c19, #b67b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b62c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.46 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.74 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.09 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.16 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.41 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.52 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.14 #49d3e6 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b62c19  rgb(182, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 76%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#19a3b6  rgb(25, 163, 182)  hsl(187, 76%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#19b62c  rgb(25, 182, 44)  hsl(127, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#2c19b6  rgb(44, 25, 182)  hsl(247, 76%, 41%)  Medium Blue