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#BE151D

#be151d ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be151d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 8.24% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.95% magenta, 84.74% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 357.16°, with 80.09% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.1157

Complementary

  1. #be151d
  2. #15beb6

Split complementary

  1. #be151d
  2. #15be61
  3. #1571be

Analogous

  1. #be1571
  2. #be151d
  3. #be6115

Triadic

  1. #be151d
  2. #1dbe15
  3. #151dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be151d
  2. #beb615
  3. #15beb6
  4. #151dbe

Square

  1. #be151d
  2. #71be15
  3. #15beb6
  4. #6115be

Monochromatic

  1. #340608
  2. #790d12
  3. #be151d
  4. #e9373f
  5. #f07c81

Shades

#be151d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be151d
  2. #ab131a
  3. #981117
  4. #850f14
  5. #720d11
  6. #5f0b0f
  7. #4c080c
  8. #390609
  9. #260406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#be151d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be151d
  2. #c52c34
  3. #cb444a
  4. #d25b61
  5. #d87377
  6. #df8a8e
  7. #e5a1a5
  8. #ecb9bb
  9. #f2d0d2
  10. #f9e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be151d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be151d
  2. #b82027
  3. #b22a31
  4. #ab353b
  5. #a54045
  6. #9f4b4f
  7. #995558
  8. #936062
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52491a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3a1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be151d {
  color: #be151d;
}
Background
.bg-be151d {
  background-color: #be151d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be151d {
  border: 2px solid #be151d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be151d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 21 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be151d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be151d, #be6115);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be151d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 21 29 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.05 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.26 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.03 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.31 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.31 #41eae2 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#be151d  rgb(190, 21, 29)  hsl(357, 80%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#15beb6  rgb(21, 190, 182)  hsl(177, 80%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1dbe15  rgb(29, 190, 21)  hsl(117, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#151dbe  rgb(21, 29, 190)  hsl(237, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue