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#B90C19

#b90c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b90c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.51% magenta, 86.49% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 355.49°, with 87.82% saturation and 38.63% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.19.

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Relative luminance0.1065

Complementary

  1. #b90c19
  2. #0cb9ac

Split complementary

  1. #b90c19
  2. #0cb956
  3. #0c70b9

Analogous

  1. #b90c70
  2. #b90c19
  3. #b9560c

Triadic

  1. #b90c19
  2. #19b90c
  3. #0c19b9

Tetradic

  1. #b90c19
  2. #b9ac0c
  3. #0cb9ac
  4. #0c19b9

Square

  1. #b90c19
  2. #70b90c
  3. #0cb9ac
  4. #560cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #290306
  2. #71070f
  3. #b90c19
  4. #f12131
  5. #f56973

Shades

#b90c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b90c19
  2. #a70b17
  3. #940a14
  4. #820812
  5. #6f070f
  6. #5d060d
  7. #4a050a
  8. #380408
  9. #250205
  10. #130103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b90c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b90c19
  2. #c02430
  3. #c73d47
  4. #ce555e
  5. #d56d75
  6. #dc868c
  7. #e39ea3
  8. #eab6ba
  9. #f1ced1
  10. #f8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b90c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b90c19
  2. #b31823
  3. #ae232e
  4. #a82f38
  5. #a23a42
  6. #9d464d
  7. #975257
  8. #915d61
  9. #8b696b
  10. #867476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b484a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4516 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75680c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #863617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955212 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b90c19 {
  color: #b90c19;
}
Background
.bg-b90c19 {
  background-color: #b90c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b90c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b90c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b90c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 88% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b90c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b90c19, #b9560c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b90c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.19 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.27 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.59 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.87 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.87 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.13 #46f3e6 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b90c19  rgb(185, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 88%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#0cb9ac  rgb(12, 185, 172)  hsl(175, 88%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#19b90c  rgb(25, 185, 12)  hsl(115, 88%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#0c19b9  rgb(12, 25, 185)  hsl(235, 88%, 39%)  Zaffre