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#BE021B

#be021b ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be021b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0.78% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.95% magenta, 85.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 352.02°, with 97.92% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.1107

Complementary

  1. #be021b
  2. #02bea5

Split complementary

  1. #be021b
  2. #02be47
  3. #0279be

Analogous

  1. #be0279
  2. #be021b
  3. #be4702

Triadic

  1. #be021b
  2. #1bbe02
  3. #021bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be021b
  2. #bea502
  3. #02bea5
  4. #021bbe

Square

  1. #be021b
  2. #79be02
  3. #02bea5
  4. #4702be

Monochromatic

  1. #270005
  2. #720110
  3. #be021b
  4. #fc102f
  5. #fd5c71

Shades

#be021b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be021b
  2. #ab0218
  3. #980216
  4. #850113
  5. #720110
  6. #5f010e
  7. #4c010b
  8. #390108
  9. #260005
  10. #130003
  11. #000000

Tints

#be021b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be021b
  2. #c51b32
  3. #cb3549
  4. #d24e5f
  5. #d86776
  6. #df818d
  7. #e59aa4
  8. #ecb3bb
  9. #f2ccd1
  10. #f9e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be021b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be021b
  2. #b80f25
  3. #b21b2f
  4. #ab2839
  5. #a53443
  6. #9f414e
  7. #994e58
  8. #935a62
  9. #8c676c
  10. #867376
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e494b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4619 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786a0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89361a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0016 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be021b {
  color: #be021b;
}
Background
.bg-be021b {
  background-color: #be021b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be021b {
  border: 2px solid #be021b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be021b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 2 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 98% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be021b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be021b, #be4702);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be021b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 2 27 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.98 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.60 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.24 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.24 #41fde4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#be021b  rgb(190, 2, 27)  hsl(352, 98%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#02bea5  rgb(2, 190, 165)  hsl(172, 98%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#1bbe02  rgb(27, 190, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#021bbe  rgb(2, 27, 190)  hsl(232, 98%, 38%)  Medium Blue