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#BE0C19

#be0c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be0c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.68% magenta, 86.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 355.62°, with 88.12% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.1128

Complementary

  1. #be0c19
  2. #0cbeb1

Split complementary

  1. #be0c19
  2. #0cbe58
  3. #0c72be

Analogous

  1. #be0c72
  2. #be0c19
  3. #be580c

Triadic

  1. #be0c19
  2. #19be0c
  3. #0c19be

Tetradic

  1. #be0c19
  2. #beb10c
  3. #0cbeb1
  4. #0c19be

Square

  1. #be0c19
  2. #72be0c
  3. #0cbeb1
  4. #580cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0306
  2. #760710
  3. #be0c19
  4. #f12534
  5. #f66d77

Shades

#be0c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be0c19
  2. #ab0b17
  3. #980a14
  4. #850812
  5. #72070f
  6. #5f060d
  7. #4c050a
  8. #390408
  9. #260205
  10. #130103
  11. #000000

Tints

#be0c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be0c19
  2. #c52430
  3. #cb3d47
  4. #d2555e
  5. #d86d75
  6. #df868c
  7. #e59ea3
  8. #ecb6ba
  9. #f2ced1
  10. #f9e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be0c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be0c19
  2. #b81823
  3. #b2232e
  4. #ab2f38
  5. #a53a42
  6. #9f464d
  7. #995257
  8. #935d61
  9. #8c696b
  10. #867476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796b0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3817 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995512 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be0c19 {
  color: #be0c19;
}
Background
.bg-be0c19 {
  background-color: #be0c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be0c19 {
  border: 2px solid #be0c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be0c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be0c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be0c19, #be580c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be0c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.93 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.55 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.56 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.60 #41f3e6 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#be0c19  rgb(190, 12, 25)  hsl(356, 88%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#0cbeb1  rgb(12, 190, 177)  hsl(176, 88%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#19be0c  rgb(25, 190, 12)  hsl(116, 88%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0c19be  rgb(12, 25, 190)  hsl(236, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue