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#BB0910

#bb0910 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb0910 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 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 91.44% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 357.64°, 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 2.23.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.108

Complementary

  1. #bb0910
  2. #09bbb4

Split complementary

  1. #bb0910
  2. #09bb5b
  3. #0969bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0969
  2. #bb0910
  3. #bb5b09

Triadic

  1. #bb0910
  2. #10bb09
  3. #0910bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0910
  2. #bbb409
  3. #09bbb4
  4. #0910bb

Square

  1. #bb0910
  2. #69bb09
  3. #09bbb4
  4. #5b09bb

Monochromatic

  1. #290204
  2. #72050a
  3. #bb0910
  4. #f41c25
  5. #f8656b

Shades

#bb0910 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0910
  2. #a8080e
  3. #96070d
  4. #83060b
  5. #70050a
  6. #5e0508
  7. #4b0406
  8. #380305
  9. #250203
  10. #130102
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0910 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0910
  2. #c22228
  3. #c93a40
  4. #cf5358
  5. #d66b70
  6. #dd8488
  7. #e49d9f
  8. #ebb5b7
  9. #f1cecf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0910 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0910
  2. #b5151b
  3. #af2126
  4. #a92d32
  5. #a3393d
  6. #9e4548
  7. #985053
  8. #925c5e
  9. #8c686a
  10. #867475
  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 #4f450b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88360d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975305 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0910 {
  color: #bb0910;
}
Background
.bg-bb0910 {
  background-color: #bb0910;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0910 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0910;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0910;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 9 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0910 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0910, #bb5b09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0910 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 9 16 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.23 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.43 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.09 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.80 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.95 #44f6ef Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb0910  rgb(187, 9, 16)  hsl(358, 91%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#09bbb4  rgb(9, 187, 180)  hsl(178, 91%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#10bb09  rgb(16, 187, 9)  hsl(118, 91%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0910bb  rgb(9, 16, 187)  hsl(238, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue