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#C0091C

#c0091c ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c0091c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.53% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.31% magenta, 85.42% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 353.77°, with 91.04% saturation and 39.41% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #c0091c
  2. #09c0ad

Split complementary

  1. #c0091c
  2. #09c051
  3. #0977c0

Analogous

  1. #c00977
  2. #c0091c
  3. #c05109

Triadic

  1. #c0091c
  2. #1cc009
  3. #091cc0

Tetradic

  1. #c0091c
  2. #c0ad09
  3. #09c0ad
  4. #091cc0

Square

  1. #c0091c
  2. #77c009
  3. #09c0ad
  4. #5109c0

Monochromatic

  1. #2e0207
  2. #770611
  3. #c0091c
  4. #f52137
  5. #f86a79

Shades

#c0091c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0091c
  2. #ad0819
  3. #9a0716
  4. #860614
  5. #730511
  6. #60050e
  7. #4d040b
  8. #3a0308
  9. #260206
  10. #130103
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0091c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0091c
  2. #c62233
  3. #cd3a49
  4. #d35360
  5. #d96b77
  6. #e0848e
  7. #e69da4
  8. #ecb5bb
  9. #f2ced2
  10. #f9e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0091c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0091c
  2. #ba1526
  3. #b32130
  4. #ad2d3a
  5. #a63944
  6. #a0454e
  7. #9a5058
  8. #935c62
  9. #8d686c
  10. #867476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50471a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40016 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b381b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5515 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0018 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0091c {
  color: #c0091c;
}
Background
.bg-c0091c {
  background-color: #c0091c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c0091c {
  border: 2px solid #c0091c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0091c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 9 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0091c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0091c, #c05109);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0091c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 9 28 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.48 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.58 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.04 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.52 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.52 #3ff6e3 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#c0091c  rgb(192, 9, 28)  hsl(354, 91%, 39%)  Cornell Red
#09c0ad  rgb(9, 192, 173)  hsl(174, 91%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#1cc009  rgb(28, 192, 9)  hsl(114, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#091cc0  rgb(9, 28, 192)  hsl(234, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue