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#BB2E16

#bb2e16 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2e16 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.04% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.4% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 8.73°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1258

Complementary

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #16a3bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #16bb81
  3. #1650bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1650
  2. #bb2e16
  3. #bb8116

Triadic

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #16bb2e
  3. #2e16bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #a3bb16
  3. #16a3bb
  4. #2e16bb

Square

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #50bb16
  3. #16a3bb
  4. #8116bb

Monochromatic

  1. #320c06
  2. #771d0e
  3. #bb2e16
  4. #e75036
  5. #ef8c7b

Shades

#bb2e16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #a82914
  3. #962512
  4. #83200f
  5. #701c0d
  6. #5e170b
  7. #4b1209
  8. #380e07
  9. #250904
  10. #130502
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2e16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #c2432d
  3. #c95845
  4. #cf6d5c
  5. #d68273
  6. #dd978b
  7. #e4aba2
  8. #ebc0b9
  9. #f1d5d0
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2e16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2e16
  2. #b53621
  3. #af3e2b
  4. #a94736
  5. #a34f40
  6. #9e574b
  7. #985f56
  8. #926760
  9. #8c706b
  10. #867875
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f534f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a4f10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d6f0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5b10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70c24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2e16 {
  color: #bb2e16;
}
Background
.bg-bb2e16 {
  background-color: #bb2e16;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2e16 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2e16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2e16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2e16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2e16, #bb8116);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2e16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 22 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.93 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.51 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.84 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.06 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.52 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.69 #44d1e9 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb2e16  rgb(187, 46, 22)  hsl(9, 79%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#16a3bb  rgb(22, 163, 187)  hsl(189, 79%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#16bb2e  rgb(22, 187, 46)  hsl(129, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#2e16bb  rgb(46, 22, 187)  hsl(249, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue