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#BB1116

#bb1116 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1116 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.67% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 358.24°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.1102

Complementary

  1. #bb1116
  2. #11bbb6

Split complementary

  1. #bb1116
  2. #11bb61
  3. #116bbb

Analogous

  1. #bb116b
  2. #bb1116
  3. #bb6111

Triadic

  1. #bb1116
  2. #16bb11
  3. #1116bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1116
  2. #bbb611
  3. #11bbb6
  4. #1116bb

Square

  1. #bb1116
  2. #6bbb11
  3. #11bbb6
  4. #6111bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0405
  2. #750b0e
  3. #bb1116
  4. #ec2d32
  5. #f27376

Shades

#bb1116 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1116
  2. #a80f14
  3. #960e12
  4. #830c0f
  5. #700a0d
  6. #5e090b
  7. #4b0709
  8. #380507
  9. #250304
  10. #130202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1116 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1116
  2. #c2292d
  3. #c94145
  4. #cf585c
  5. #d67073
  6. #dd888b
  7. #e4a0a2
  8. #ebb8b9
  9. #f1cfd0
  10. #f8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1116 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1116
  2. #b51c21
  3. #af272b
  4. #a93236
  5. #a33d40
  6. #9e494b
  7. #985456
  8. #925f60
  9. #8c6a6b
  10. #867575
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 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 #504612 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a07 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883814 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97540e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1116 {
  color: #bb1116;
}
Background
.bg-bb1116 {
  background-color: #bb1116;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1116 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1116;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1116;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1116 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1116, #bb6111);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1116 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 22 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.46 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.26 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.25 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.69 #44eee9 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb1116  rgb(187, 17, 22)  hsl(358, 83%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#11bbb6  rgb(17, 187, 182)  hsl(178, 83%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#16bb11  rgb(22, 187, 17)  hsl(118, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#1116bb  rgb(17, 22, 187)  hsl(238, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue