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#BB1418

#bb1418 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1418 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 87.17% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 358.56°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.1113

Complementary

  1. #bb1418
  2. #14bbb7

Split complementary

  1. #bb1418
  2. #14bb63
  3. #146cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb146c
  2. #bb1418
  3. #bb6314

Triadic

  1. #bb1418
  2. #18bb14
  3. #1418bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1418
  2. #bbb714
  3. #14bbb7
  4. #1418bb

Square

  1. #bb1418
  2. #6cbb14
  3. #14bbb7
  4. #6314bb

Monochromatic

  1. #310506
  2. #760d0f
  3. #bb1418
  4. #e93237
  5. #f1777a

Shades

#bb1418 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1418
  2. #a81216
  3. #961013
  4. #830e11
  5. #700c0e
  6. #5e0a0c
  7. #4b080a
  8. #380607
  9. #250405
  10. #130202
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1418 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1418
  2. #c22c2f
  3. #c94346
  4. #cf5b5d
  5. #d67274
  6. #dd8a8c
  7. #e4a1a3
  8. #ebb9ba
  9. #f1d0d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1418 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1418
  2. #b51f22
  3. #af2a2d
  4. #a93437
  5. #a33f42
  6. #9e4a4c
  7. #985556
  8. #926061
  9. #8c6a6b
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504715 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0019 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883916 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975411 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1418 {
  color: #bb1418;
}
Background
.bg-bb1418 {
  background-color: #bb1418;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1418 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1418;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1418;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1418 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1418, #bb6314);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1418 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 24 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.52 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.40 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.09 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.01 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.48 #44ebe7 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb1418  rgb(187, 20, 24)  hsl(359, 81%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#14bbb7  rgb(20, 187, 183)  hsl(179, 81%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#18bb14  rgb(24, 187, 20)  hsl(119, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1418bb  rgb(20, 24, 187)  hsl(239, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue