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#CB090B

#cb090b ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb090b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 3.53% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 94.58% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 359.38°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 1.94.

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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #cb090b
  2. #09cbc9

Split complementary

  1. #cb090b
  2. #09cb68
  3. #096ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb096c
  2. #cb090b
  3. #cb6809

Triadic

  1. #cb090b
  2. #0bcb09
  3. #090bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb090b
  2. #cbc909
  3. #09cbc9
  4. #090bcb

Square

  1. #cb090b
  2. #6ccb09
  3. #09cbc9
  4. #6809cb

Monochromatic

  1. #390303
  2. #820607
  3. #cb090b
  4. #f62b2d
  5. #f97476

Shades

#cb090b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb090b
  2. #b7080a
  3. #a20709
  4. #8e0608
  5. #7a0507
  6. #660506
  7. #510404
  8. #3d0303
  9. #290202
  10. #140101
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb090b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb090b
  2. #d02223
  3. #d53a3c
  4. #db5354
  5. #e06b6d
  6. #e58485
  7. #ea9d9d
  8. #efb5b6
  9. #f5cece
  10. #fae6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb090b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb090b
  2. #c41517
  3. #bc2122
  4. #b52d2e
  5. #ad393a
  6. #a64546
  7. #9e5051
  8. #975c5d
  9. #8f6869
  10. #887474
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564b04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817200 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8000f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb090b {
  color: #cb090b;
}
Background
.bg-cb090b {
  background-color: #cb090b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb090b {
  border: 2px solid #cb090b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb090b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 9 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb090b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb090b, #cb6809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb090b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 9 11 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.94 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 2.20 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.73 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.16 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.29 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.02 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.06 #34f6f4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#cb090b  rgb(203, 9, 11)  hsl(359, 92%, 42%)  Venetian Red
#09cbc9  rgb(9, 203, 201)  hsl(179, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue
#0bcb09  rgb(11, 203, 9)  hsl(119, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#090bcb  rgb(9, 11, 203)  hsl(239, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue