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#BB110F

#bb110f ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb110f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.67% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 91.98% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 0.7°, with 85.15% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.11

Complementary

  1. #bb110f
  2. #0fb9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb110f
  2. #0fbb67
  3. #0f63bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0f63
  2. #bb110f
  3. #bb670f

Triadic

  1. #bb110f
  2. #0fbb11
  3. #110fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb110f
  2. #b9bb0f
  3. #0fb9bb
  4. #110fbb

Square

  1. #bb110f
  2. #63bb0f
  3. #0fb9bb
  4. #670fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0404
  2. #740b09
  3. #bb110f
  4. #ee2b29
  5. #f37170

Shades

#bb110f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb110f
  2. #a80f0e
  3. #960e0c
  4. #830c0b
  5. #700a09
  6. #5e0908
  7. #4b0706
  8. #380505
  9. #250303
  10. #130202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb110f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb110f
  2. #c22927
  3. #c9413f
  4. #cf5857
  5. #d6706f
  6. #dd8887
  7. #e4a09f
  8. #ebb8b7
  9. #f1cfcf
  10. #f8e7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb110f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb110f
  2. #b51c1a
  3. #af2726
  4. #a93231
  5. #a33d3c
  6. #9e4948
  7. #985453
  8. #925f5e
  9. #8c6a69
  10. #867575
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504609 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88380c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975404 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb110f {
  color: #bb110f;
}
Background
.bg-bb110f {
  background-color: #bb110f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb110f {
  border: 2px solid #bb110f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb110f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb110f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb110f, #bb670f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb110f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 15 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.62 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.64 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.79 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.90 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.21 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.06 #44eef0 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb110f  rgb(187, 17, 15)  hsl(1, 85%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#0fb9bb  rgb(15, 185, 187)  hsl(181, 85%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#0fbb11  rgb(15, 187, 17)  hsl(121, 85%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#110fbb  rgb(17, 15, 187)  hsl(241, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue