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#B73B31

#b73b31 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b73b31 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 23.14% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.76% magenta, 73.22% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 4.48°, with 57.76% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #b73b31
  2. #31adb7

Split complementary

  1. #b73b31
  2. #31b77e
  3. #316ab7

Analogous

  1. #b7316a
  2. #b73b31
  3. #b77e31

Triadic

  1. #b73b31
  2. #31b73b
  3. #3b31b7

Tetradic

  1. #b73b31
  2. #adb731
  3. #31adb7
  4. #3b31b7

Square

  1. #b73b31
  2. #6ab731
  3. #31adb7
  4. #7e31b7

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1411
  2. #7b2821
  3. #b73b31
  4. #d46960
  5. #e5a29c

Shades

#b73b31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b73b31
  2. #a5352c
  3. #922f27
  4. #802922
  5. #6e231d
  6. #5c1e19
  7. #491814
  8. #37120f
  9. #250c0a
  10. #120605
  11. #000000

Tints

#b73b31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b73b31
  2. #be4f46
  3. #c5625a
  4. #cd766f
  5. #d48983
  6. #db9d98
  7. #e2b1ad
  8. #e9c4c1
  9. #f1d8d6
  10. #f8ebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b73b31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b73b31
  2. #b24239
  3. #ac4941
  4. #a75049
  5. #a15751
  6. #9c5e59
  7. #966460
  8. #916b68
  9. #8b7270
  10. #867978
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5856 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e552f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d702d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9163a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985f2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c22936 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b73b31 {
  color: #b73b31;
}
Background
.bg-b73b31 {
  background-color: #b73b31;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b73b31 {
  border: 2px solid #b73b31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b73b31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 59 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 58% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b73b31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b73b31, #b77e31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b73b31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 59 49 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.01 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.46 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.11 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.52 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.52 #48c4ce Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#b73b31  rgb(183, 59, 49)  hsl(4, 58%, 45%)  Persian Red
#31adb7  rgb(49, 173, 183)  hsl(184, 58%, 45%)  Verdigris
#31b73b  rgb(49, 183, 59)  hsl(124, 58%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3b31b7  rgb(59, 49, 183)  hsl(244, 58%, 45%)  Persian Blue