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#B72A2C

#b72a2c ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b72a2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 16.47% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.05% magenta, 75.96% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 359.15°, with 62.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 6.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1191

Complementary

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #2ab7b5

Split complementary

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #2ab76f
  3. #2a73b7

Analogous

  1. #b72a73
  2. #b72a2c
  3. #b76f2a

Triadic

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #2cb72a
  3. #2a2cb7

Tetradic

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #b7b52a
  3. #2ab7b5
  4. #2a2cb7

Square

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #73b72a
  3. #2ab7b5
  4. #6f2ab7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0d0e
  2. #791c1d
  3. #b72a2c
  4. #d85557
  5. #e69495

Shades

#b72a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #a52628
  3. #922223
  4. #801d1f
  5. #6e191a
  6. #5c1516
  7. #491112
  8. #370d0d
  9. #250809
  10. #120404
  11. #000000

Tints

#b72a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #be3f41
  3. #c55556
  4. #cd6a6b
  5. #d47f80
  6. #db9596
  7. #e2aaab
  8. #e9bfc0
  9. #f1d4d5
  10. #f8eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b72a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b72a2c
  2. #b23334
  3. #ac3b3d
  4. #a74445
  5. #a14c4e
  6. #9c5556
  7. #965e5e
  8. #916667
  9. #8b6f6f
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87422b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955929 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c2072c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b72a2c {
  color: #b72a2c;
}
Background
.bg-b72a2c {
  background-color: #b72a2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b72a2c {
  border: 2px solid #b72a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b72a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 42 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 63% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b72a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b72a2c, #b76f2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b72a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 42 44 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.31 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.52 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.94 #48d5d3 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b72a2c  rgb(183, 42, 44)  hsl(359, 63%, 44%)  Firebrick
#2ab7b5  rgb(42, 183, 181)  hsl(179, 63%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#2cb72a  rgb(44, 183, 42)  hsl(119, 63%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2a2cb7  rgb(42, 44, 183)  hsl(239, 63%, 44%)  Persian Blue