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#BB2C13

#bb2c13 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2c13 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 17.25% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.47% magenta, 89.84% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.93°, with 81.55% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 4.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1241

Complementary

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #13a2bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #13bb80
  3. #134ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb134e
  2. #bb2c13
  3. #bb8013

Triadic

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #13bb2c
  3. #2c13bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #a2bb13
  3. #13a2bb
  4. #2c13bb

Square

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #4ebb13
  3. #13a2bb
  4. #8013bb

Monochromatic

  1. #300b05
  2. #761c0c
  3. #bb2c13
  4. #ea4c30
  5. #f18876

Shades

#bb2c13 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #a82811
  3. #96230f
  4. #831f0d
  5. #701a0b
  6. #5e160a
  7. #4b1208
  8. #380d06
  9. #250904
  10. #130402
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2c13 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #c2412b
  3. #c95642
  4. #cf6b5a
  5. #d68071
  6. #dd9689
  7. #e4aba1
  8. #ebc0b8
  9. #f1d5d0
  10. #f8eae7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2c13 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2c13
  2. #b5341e
  3. #af3d29
  4. #a94534
  5. #a34e3f
  6. #9e564a
  7. #985e54
  8. #92675f
  9. #8c6f6a
  10. #867875
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f524e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594f0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6e05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b430f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995b0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70422 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2c13 {
  color: #bb2c13;
}
Background
.bg-bb2c13 {
  background-color: #bb2c13;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2c13 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2c13;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2c13;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 44 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2c13 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2c13, #bb8013);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2c13 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 44 19 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.01 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.42 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.84 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.92 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.73 #44d3ec Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb2c13  rgb(187, 44, 19)  hsl(9, 82%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#13a2bb  rgb(19, 162, 187)  hsl(189, 82%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#13bb2c  rgb(19, 187, 44)  hsl(129, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2c13bb  rgb(44, 19, 187)  hsl(249, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue