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#BB2710

#bb2710 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2710 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 15.29% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.14% magenta, 91.44% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.07°, with 84.24% saturation and 39.8% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #bb2710
  2. #10a4bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb2710
  2. #10bb7c
  3. #104ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb104e
  2. #bb2710
  3. #bb7c10

Triadic

  1. #bb2710
  2. #10bb27
  3. #2710bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2710
  2. #a4bb10
  3. #10a4bb
  4. #2710bb

Square

  1. #bb2710
  2. #4ebb10
  3. #10a4bb
  4. #7c10bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0a04
  2. #75180a
  3. #bb2710
  4. #ed452b
  5. #f38371

Shades

#bb2710 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2710
  2. #a8230e
  3. #961f0d
  4. #831b0b
  5. #70170a
  6. #5e1408
  7. #4b1006
  8. #380c05
  9. #250803
  10. #130402
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2710 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2710
  2. #c23d28
  3. #c95240
  4. #cf6858
  5. #d67d70
  6. #dd9388
  7. #e4a99f
  8. #ebbeb7
  9. #f1d4cf
  10. #f8e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2710 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2710
  2. #b5301b
  3. #af3926
  4. #a94232
  5. #a34b3d
  6. #9e5448
  7. #985c53
  8. #92655e
  9. #8c6e6a
  10. #867775
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e504d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b410c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995907 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2710 {
  color: #bb2710;
}
Background
.bg-bb2710 {
  background-color: #bb2710;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2710 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2710;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2710;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 39 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2710 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2710, #bb7c10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2710 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 39 16 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.71 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.36 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.39 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.39 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.65 #b7410e Rust ΔE 6.12 #44d8ef Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb2710  rgb(187, 39, 16)  hsl(8, 84%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#10a4bb  rgb(16, 164, 187)  hsl(188, 84%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#10bb27  rgb(16, 187, 39)  hsl(128, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2710bb  rgb(39, 16, 187)  hsl(248, 84%, 40%)  Medium Blue