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#B91C01

#b91c01 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b91c01 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.98% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.86% magenta, 99.46% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 8.8°, with 98.92% saturation and 36.47% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #b91c01
  2. #019eb9

Split complementary

  1. #b91c01
  2. #01b978
  3. #0142b9

Analogous

  1. #b90142
  2. #b91c01
  3. #b97801

Triadic

  1. #b91c01
  2. #01b91c
  3. #1c01b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91c01
  2. #9eb901
  3. #019eb9
  4. #1c01b9

Square

  1. #b91c01
  2. #42b901
  3. #019eb9
  4. #7801b9

Monochromatic

  1. #210500
  2. #6d1001
  3. #b91c01
  4. #fe2d09
  5. #fe6e55

Shades

#b91c01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91c01
  2. #a71901
  3. #941601
  4. #821401
  5. #6f1101
  6. #5d0e01
  7. #4a0b00
  8. #380800
  9. #250600
  10. #130300
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91c01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91c01
  2. #c0331a
  3. #c74934
  4. #ce604d
  5. #d57767
  6. #dc8e80
  7. #e3a499
  8. #eabbb3
  9. #f1d2cc
  10. #f8e8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91c01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91c01
  2. #b3260e
  3. #ae301a
  4. #a83a27
  5. #a24434
  6. #9d4e41
  7. #97584d
  8. #91625a
  9. #8b6c67
  10. #867673
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4c49 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd001a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91c01 {
  color: #b91c01;
}
Background
.bg-b91c01 {
  background-color: #b91c01;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91c01 {
  border: 2px solid #b91c01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91c01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 99% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91c01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91c01, #b97801);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91c01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 1 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.54 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.76 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.92 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.22 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.34 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.42 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.02 #46e3fe Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Rufous
#b91c01  rgb(185, 28, 1)  hsl(9, 99%, 36%)  Rufous
#019eb9  rgb(1, 158, 185)  hsl(189, 99%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#01b91c  rgb(1, 185, 28)  hsl(129, 99%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#1c01b9  rgb(28, 1, 185)  hsl(249, 99%, 36%)  Medium Blue