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#BB090B

#bb090b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb090b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 3.53% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 359.33°, with 90.82% saturation and 38.43% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1078

Complementary

  1. #bb090b
  2. #09bbb9

Split complementary

  1. #bb090b
  2. #09bb60
  3. #0964bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0964
  2. #bb090b
  3. #bb6009

Triadic

  1. #bb090b
  2. #0bbb09
  3. #090bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb090b
  2. #bbb909
  3. #09bbb9
  4. #090bbb

Square

  1. #bb090b
  2. #64bb09
  3. #09bbb9
  4. #6009bb

Monochromatic

  1. #290202
  2. #720507
  3. #bb090b
  4. #f41c1f
  5. #f86567

Shades

#bb090b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb090b
  2. #a8080a
  3. #960709
  4. #830608
  5. #700507
  6. #5e0506
  7. #4b0404
  8. #380303
  9. #250202
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb090b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb090b
  2. #c22223
  3. #c93a3c
  4. #cf5354
  5. #d66b6d
  6. #dd8485
  7. #e49d9d
  8. #ebb5b6
  9. #f1cece
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb090b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb090b
  2. #b51517
  3. #af2122
  4. #a92d2e
  5. #a3393a
  6. #9e4546
  7. #985051
  8. #925c5d
  9. #8c6869
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4949 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4505 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883607 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975300 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb090b {
  color: #bb090b;
}
Background
.bg-bb090b {
  background-color: #bb090b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb090b {
  border: 2px solid #bb090b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb090b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 9 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb090b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb090b, #bb6009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb090b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 9 11 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.92 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.94 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.16 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.26 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.49 #44f6f4 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb090b  rgb(187, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#09bbb9  rgb(9, 187, 185)  hsl(179, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#0bbb09  rgb(11, 187, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#090bbb  rgb(9, 11, 187)  hsl(239, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue