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#BB100B

#bb100b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb100b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.27% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.44% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 1.7°, with 88.89% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1096

Complementary

  1. #bb100b
  2. #0bb6bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb100b
  2. #0bbb68
  3. #0b5ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb0b5e
  2. #bb100b
  3. #bb680b

Triadic

  1. #bb100b
  2. #0bbb10
  3. #100bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb100b
  2. #b6bb0b
  3. #0bb6bb
  4. #100bbb

Square

  1. #bb100b
  2. #5ebb0b
  3. #0bb6bb
  4. #680bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0402
  2. #730a07
  3. #bb100b
  4. #f22621
  5. #f66d69

Shades

#bb100b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb100b
  2. #a80e0a
  3. #960d09
  4. #830b08
  5. #700a07
  6. #5e0806
  7. #4b0604
  8. #380503
  9. #250302
  10. #130201
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb100b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb100b
  2. #c22823
  3. #c9403c
  4. #cf5854
  5. #d6706d
  6. #dd8885
  7. #e49f9d
  8. #ebb7b6
  9. #f1cfce
  10. #f8e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb100b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb100b
  2. #b51b17
  3. #af2622
  4. #a9322e
  5. #a33d3a
  6. #9e4846
  7. #985351
  8. #925e5d
  9. #8c6a69
  10. #867574
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4a49 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504604 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883707 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb100b {
  color: #bb100b;
}
Background
.bg-bb100b {
  background-color: #bb100b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb100b {
  border: 2px solid #bb100b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb100b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 16 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb100b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb100b, #bb680b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb100b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 16 11 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.96 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.15 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.63 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.35 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.01 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.52 #44eff4 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb100b  rgb(187, 16, 11)  hsl(2, 89%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#0bb6bb  rgb(11, 182, 187)  hsl(182, 89%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0bbb10  rgb(11, 187, 16)  hsl(122, 89%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#100bbb  rgb(16, 11, 187)  hsl(242, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue