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#B95140

#b95140 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b95140 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 31.76% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 56.22% magenta, 65.41% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 8.43°, with 48.59% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc6633
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Relative luminance0.1657

Complementary

  1. #b95140
  2. #40a8b9

Split complementary

  1. #b95140
  2. #40b98d
  3. #406bb9

Analogous

  1. #b9406b
  2. #b95140
  3. #b98d40

Triadic

  1. #b95140
  2. #40b951
  3. #5140b9

Tetradic

  1. #b95140
  2. #a8b940
  3. #40a8b9
  4. #5140b9

Square

  1. #b95140
  2. #6bb940
  3. #40a8b9
  4. #8d40b9

Monochromatic

  1. #471f19
  2. #80382c
  3. #b95140
  4. #d08376
  5. #e3b6af

Shades

#b95140 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b95140
  2. #a7493a
  3. #944133
  4. #82392d
  5. #6f3126
  6. #5d2920
  7. #4a201a
  8. #381813
  9. #25100d
  10. #130806
  11. #000000

Tints

#b95140 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b95140
  2. #c06253
  3. #c77466
  4. #ce8579
  5. #d5978c
  6. #dca8a0
  7. #e3b9b3
  8. #eacbc6
  9. #f1dcd9
  10. #f8eeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b95140 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b95140
  2. #b35646
  3. #ae5a4d
  4. #a85f53
  5. #a2645a
  6. #9d6960
  7. #976d66
  8. #91726d
  9. #8b7773
  10. #867b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #936661 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c633e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867a3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca3d4d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #915c3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6c3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c44648 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b95140 {
  color: #b95140;
}
Background
.bg-b95140 {
  background-color: #b95140;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b95140 {
  border: 2px solid #b95140;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b95140;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 81 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 49% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b95140 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b95140, #b98d40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b95140 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 81 64 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.99 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.70 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 7.91 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 7.91 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.11 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 8.37 #46aebf Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#b95140  rgb(185, 81, 64)  hsl(8, 49%, 49%)  Persian Red
#40a8b9  rgb(64, 168, 185)  hsl(188, 49%, 49%)  Cadet Blue
#40b951  rgb(64, 185, 81)  hsl(128, 49%, 49%)  Mantis
#5140b9  rgb(81, 64, 185)  hsl(248, 49%, 49%)  Ocean Blue