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#BD161E

#bd161e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd161e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 8.63% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.36% magenta, 84.13% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 357.13°, with 79.15% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.95.

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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #bd161e
  2. #16bdb5

Split complementary

  1. #bd161e
  2. #16bd62
  3. #1671bd

Analogous

  1. #bd1671
  2. #bd161e
  3. #bd6216

Triadic

  1. #bd161e
  2. #1ebd16
  3. #161ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd161e
  2. #bdb516
  3. #16bdb5
  4. #161ebd

Square

  1. #bd161e
  2. #71bd16
  3. #16bdb5
  4. #6216bd

Monochromatic

  1. #340608
  2. #780e13
  3. #bd161e
  4. #e83840
  5. #f07c82

Shades

#bd161e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd161e
  2. #aa141b
  3. #971218
  4. #840f15
  5. #710d12
  6. #5f0b0f
  7. #4c090c
  8. #390709
  9. #260406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd161e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd161e
  2. #c42d35
  3. #ca454b
  4. #d15c62
  5. #d77378
  6. #de8b8f
  7. #e5a2a5
  8. #ebb9bc
  9. #f2d0d2
  10. #f8e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd161e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd161e
  2. #b72128
  3. #b12b32
  4. #ab363b
  5. #a54045
  6. #9f4b4f
  7. #985659
  8. #926063
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51491c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3a1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995618 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd161e {
  color: #bd161e;
}
Background
.bg-bd161e {
  background-color: #bd161e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd161e {
  border: 2px solid #bd161e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd161e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 22 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd161e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd161e, #bd6216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd161e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 22 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.95 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.03 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.69 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.11 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.04 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.04 #42e9e1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bd161e  rgb(189, 22, 30)  hsl(357, 79%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#16bdb5  rgb(22, 189, 181)  hsl(177, 79%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1ebd16  rgb(30, 189, 22)  hsl(117, 79%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#161ebd  rgb(22, 30, 189)  hsl(237, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue