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#BE090B

#be090b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be090b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.53% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 94.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 359.34°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.1117

Complementary

  1. #be090b
  2. #09bebc

Split complementary

  1. #be090b
  2. #09be62
  3. #0965be

Analogous

  1. #be0965
  2. #be090b
  3. #be6209

Triadic

  1. #be090b
  2. #0bbe09
  3. #090bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be090b
  2. #bebc09
  3. #09bebc
  4. #090bbe

Square

  1. #be090b
  2. #65be09
  3. #09bebc
  4. #6209be

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0203
  2. #750607
  3. #be090b
  4. #f41f21
  5. #f8686a

Shades

#be090b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be090b
  2. #ab080a
  3. #980709
  4. #850608
  5. #720507
  6. #5f0506
  7. #4c0404
  8. #390303
  9. #260202
  10. #130101
  11. #000000

Tints

#be090b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be090b
  2. #c52223
  3. #cb3a3c
  4. #d25354
  5. #d86b6d
  6. #df8485
  7. #e59d9d
  8. #ecb5b6
  9. #f2cece
  10. #f9e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be090b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be090b
  2. #b81517
  3. #b22122
  4. #ab2d2e
  5. #a5393a
  6. #9f4546
  7. #995051
  8. #935c5d
  9. #8c6869
  10. #867474
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504605 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20010 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3707 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995400 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca000e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be090b {
  color: #be090b;
}
Background
.bg-be090b {
  background-color: #be090b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be090b {
  border: 2px solid #be090b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be090b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 9 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be090b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be090b, #be6209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be090b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 9 11 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.47 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.25 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.18 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.41 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.67 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.14 #41f6f4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#be090b  rgb(190, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 91%, 39%)  Venetian Red
#09bebc  rgb(9, 190, 188)  hsl(179, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#0bbe09  rgb(11, 190, 9)  hsl(119, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#090bbe  rgb(9, 11, 190)  hsl(239, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue