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#B91C23

#b91c23 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b91c23 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 10.98% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.86% magenta, 81.08% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 357.32°, with 73.71% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 1.35.

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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #b91c23
  2. #1cb9b2

Split complementary

  1. #b91c23
  2. #1cb963
  3. #1c71b9

Analogous

  1. #b91c71
  2. #b91c23
  3. #b9631c

Triadic

  1. #b91c23
  2. #23b91c
  3. #1c23b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91c23
  2. #b9b21c
  3. #1cb9b2
  4. #1c23b9

Square

  1. #b91c23
  2. #71b91c
  3. #1cb9b2
  4. #631cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #34080a
  2. #771216
  3. #b91c23
  4. #e23f47
  5. #ec8287

Shades

#b91c23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91c23
  2. #a71920
  3. #94161c
  4. #821419
  5. #6f1115
  6. #5d0e12
  7. #4a0b0e
  8. #38080b
  9. #250607
  10. #130304
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91c23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91c23
  2. #c03339
  3. #c7494f
  4. #ce6065
  5. #d5777b
  6. #dc8e91
  7. #e3a4a7
  8. #eabbbd
  9. #f1d2d3
  10. #f8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91c23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91c23
  2. #b3262c
  3. #ae3036
  4. #a83a3f
  5. #a24448
  6. #9d4e52
  7. #97585b
  8. #916264
  9. #8b6c6d
  10. #867677
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514921 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873b22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96551f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c50022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91c23 {
  color: #b91c23;
}
Background
.bg-b91c23 {
  background-color: #b91c23;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91c23 {
  border: 2px solid #b91c23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91c23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 28 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91c23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91c23, #b9631c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91c23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 28 35 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.35 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.09 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.91 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.95 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.95 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.45 #46e3dc Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b91c23  rgb(185, 28, 35)  hsl(357, 74%, 42%)  Firebrick
#1cb9b2  rgb(28, 185, 178)  hsl(177, 74%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#23b91c  rgb(35, 185, 28)  hsl(117, 74%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1c23b9  rgb(28, 35, 185)  hsl(237, 74%, 42%)  Zaffre