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#B91C12

#b91c12 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b91c12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.86% magenta, 90.27% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 3.59°, with 82.27% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.1119

Complementary

  1. #b91c12
  2. #12afb9

Split complementary

  1. #b91c12
  2. #12b96f
  3. #125bb9

Analogous

  1. #b9125b
  2. #b91c12
  3. #b96f12

Triadic

  1. #b91c12
  2. #12b91c
  3. #1c12b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91c12
  2. #afb912
  3. #12afb9
  4. #1c12b9

Square

  1. #b91c12
  2. #5bb912
  3. #12afb9
  4. #6f12b9

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0704
  2. #73110b
  3. #b91c12
  4. #eb382d
  5. #f17a73

Shades

#b91c12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91c12
  2. #a71910
  3. #94160e
  4. #82140d
  5. #6f110b
  6. #5d0e09
  7. #4a0b07
  8. #380805
  9. #250604
  10. #130302
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91c12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91c12
  2. #c0332a
  3. #c74941
  4. #ce6059
  5. #d57771
  6. #dc8e89
  7. #e3a4a0
  8. #eabbb8
  9. #f1d2d0
  10. #f8e8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91c12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91c12
  2. #b3261d
  3. #ae3028
  4. #a83a33
  5. #a2443e
  6. #9d4e49
  7. #975854
  8. #91625f
  9. #8b6c6a
  10. #867675
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4c4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52480d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a02 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883b0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965509 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91c12 {
  color: #b91c12;
}
Background
.bg-b91c12 {
  background-color: #b91c12;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91c12 {
  border: 2px solid #b91c12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91c12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91c12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91c12, #b96f12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91c12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 18 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.87 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.70 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.71 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.01 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.06 #46e3ed Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b91c12  rgb(185, 28, 18)  hsl(4, 82%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#12afb9  rgb(18, 175, 185)  hsl(184, 82%, 40%)  Verdigris
#12b91c  rgb(18, 185, 28)  hsl(124, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#1c12b9  rgb(28, 18, 185)  hsl(244, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue