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#B82829

#b82829 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b82829 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 15.69% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.26% magenta, 77.72% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 359.58°, with 64.29% saturation and 43.92% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1187

Complementary

  1. #b82829
  2. #28b8b7

Split complementary

  1. #b82829
  2. #28b86f
  3. #2871b8

Analogous

  1. #b82871
  2. #b82829
  3. #b86f28

Triadic

  1. #b82829
  2. #29b828
  3. #2829b8

Tetradic

  1. #b82829
  2. #b8b728
  3. #28b8b7
  4. #2829b8

Square

  1. #b82829
  2. #71b828
  3. #28b8b7
  4. #6f28b8

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0d0d
  2. #791a1b
  3. #b82829
  4. #da5354
  5. #e79292

Shades

#b82829 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b82829
  2. #a62425
  3. #932021
  4. #811c1d
  5. #6e1819
  6. #5c1415
  7. #4a1010
  8. #370c0c
  9. #250808
  10. #120404
  11. #000000

Tints

#b82829 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b82829
  2. #bf3e3e
  3. #c65354
  4. #cd6969
  5. #d47e7f
  6. #dc9494
  7. #e3a9a9
  8. #eabfbf
  9. #f1d4d4
  10. #f8eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b82829 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b82829
  2. #b23132
  3. #ad3a3a
  4. #a74243
  5. #a24b4c
  6. #9c5455
  7. #965d5d
  8. #916666
  9. #8b6e6f
  10. #867777
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5050 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554d27 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884128 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b82829 {
  color: #b82829;
}
Background
.bg-b82829 {
  background-color: #b82829;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b82829 {
  border: 2px solid #b82829;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b82829;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 40 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 360 64% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b82829 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b82829, #b86f28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b82829 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 40 41 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.88 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.95 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.81 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.32 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.42 #47d7d6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b82829  rgb(184, 40, 41)  hsl(360, 64%, 44%)  Firebrick
#28b8b7  rgb(40, 184, 183)  hsl(180, 64%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#29b828  rgb(41, 184, 40)  hsl(120, 64%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2829b8  rgb(40, 41, 184)  hsl(240, 64%, 44%)  Persian Blue