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#BB0616

#bb0616 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb0616 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 2.35% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.79% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 354.7°, with 93.78% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.1075

Complementary

  1. #bb0616
  2. #06bbab

Split complementary

  1. #bb0616
  2. #06bb51
  3. #0670bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0670
  2. #bb0616
  3. #bb5106

Triadic

  1. #bb0616
  2. #16bb06
  3. #0616bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0616
  2. #bbab06
  3. #06bbab
  4. #0616bb

Square

  1. #bb0616
  2. #70bb06
  3. #06bbab
  4. #5106bb

Monochromatic

  1. #270105
  2. #71040d
  3. #bb0616
  4. #f8162a
  5. #fa606e

Shades

#bb0616 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0616
  2. #a80514
  3. #960512
  4. #83040f
  5. #70040d
  6. #5e030b
  7. #4b0209
  8. #380207
  9. #250104
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0616 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0616
  2. #c21f2d
  3. #c93845
  4. #cf515c
  5. #d66a73
  6. #dd838b
  7. #e49ba2
  8. #ebb4b9
  9. #f1cdd0
  10. #f8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0616 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0616
  2. #b51221
  3. #af1e2b
  4. #a92b36
  5. #a33740
  6. #9e434b
  7. #984f56
  8. #925b60
  9. #8c686b
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c484a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4513 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766907 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883514 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97520e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70014 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0616 {
  color: #bb0616;
}
Background
.bg-bb0616 {
  background-color: #bb0616;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0616 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0616;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0616;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 6 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0616 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0616, #bb5106);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0616 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 6 22 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.55 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.51 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.42 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.94 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.37 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.48 #44f9e9 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb0616  rgb(187, 6, 22)  hsl(355, 94%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#06bbab  rgb(6, 187, 171)  hsl(175, 94%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#16bb06  rgb(22, 187, 6)  hsl(115, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0616bb  rgb(6, 22, 187)  hsl(235, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue