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#BB0806

#bb0806 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb0806 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.14% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.72% magenta, 96.79% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0.66°, 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 Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1075

Complementary

  1. #bb0806
  2. #06b9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb0806
  2. #06bb62
  3. #065fbb

Analogous

  1. #bb065f
  2. #bb0806
  3. #bb6206

Triadic

  1. #bb0806
  2. #06bb08
  3. #0806bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0806
  2. #b9bb06
  3. #06b9bb
  4. #0806bb

Square

  1. #bb0806
  2. #5fbb06
  3. #06b9bb
  4. #6206bb

Monochromatic

  1. #270201
  2. #710504
  3. #bb0806
  4. #f81816
  5. #fa6260

Shades

#bb0806 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0806
  2. #a80705
  3. #960605
  4. #830604
  5. #700504
  6. #5e0403
  7. #4b0302
  8. #380202
  9. #250201
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0806 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0806
  2. #c2211f
  3. #c93938
  4. #cf5251
  5. #d66b6a
  6. #dd8483
  7. #e49c9b
  8. #ebb5b4
  9. #f1cecd
  10. #f8e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0806 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0806
  2. #b51412
  3. #af201e
  4. #a92c2b
  5. #a33837
  6. #9e4443
  7. #98504f
  8. #925c5b
  9. #8c6868
  10. #867474
  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 #8c4848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf000f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883602 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975300 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0806 {
  color: #bb0806;
}
Background
.bg-bb0806 {
  background-color: #bb0806;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0806 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0806;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0806;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 8 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0806 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0806, #bb6206);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0806 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 8 6 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.36 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.47 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.57 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.83 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.75 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.02 #44f7f9 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb0806  rgb(187, 8, 6)  hsl(1, 94%, 38%)  Venetian Red
#06b9bb  rgb(6, 185, 187)  hsl(181, 94%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#06bb08  rgb(6, 187, 8)  hsl(121, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0806bb  rgb(8, 6, 187)  hsl(241, 94%, 38%)  Medium Blue