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#BE151E

#be151e ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be151e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.95% magenta, 84.21% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 356.8°, 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1158

Complementary

  1. #be151e
  2. #15beb5

Split complementary

  1. #be151e
  2. #15be60
  3. #1573be

Analogous

  1. #be1573
  2. #be151e
  3. #be6015

Triadic

  1. #be151e
  2. #1ebe15
  3. #151ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be151e
  2. #beb515
  3. #15beb5
  4. #151ebe

Square

  1. #be151e
  2. #73be15
  3. #15beb5
  4. #6015be

Monochromatic

  1. #340608
  2. #790d13
  3. #be151e
  4. #e93740
  5. #f07c82

Shades

#be151e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be151e
  2. #ab131b
  3. #981118
  4. #850f15
  5. #720d12
  6. #5f0b0f
  7. #4c080c
  8. #390609
  9. #260406
  10. #130203
  11. #000000

Tints

#be151e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be151e
  2. #c52c35
  3. #cb444b
  4. #d25b62
  5. #d87378
  6. #df8a8f
  7. #e5a1a5
  8. #ecb9bc
  9. #f2d0d2
  10. #f9e8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be151e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be151e
  2. #b82028
  3. #b22a32
  4. #ab353b
  5. #a54045
  6. #9f4b4f
  7. #995559
  8. #936063
  9. #8c6b6c
  10. #867576
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4c4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52491c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3a1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5618 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be151e {
  color: #be151e;
}
Background
.bg-be151e {
  background-color: #be151e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be151e {
  border: 2px solid #be151e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be151e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 21 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be151e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be151e, #be6015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be151e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 21 30 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.12 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.19 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.96 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.19 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.19 #41eae1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#be151e  rgb(190, 21, 30)  hsl(357, 80%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#15beb5  rgb(21, 190, 181)  hsl(177, 80%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#1ebe15  rgb(30, 190, 21)  hsl(117, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#151ebe  rgb(21, 30, 190)  hsl(237, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue