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#B00A00

#b00a00 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a00 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 3.92% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 100% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 3.41°, with 100% saturation and 34.51% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.63.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0945

Complementary

  1. #b00a00
  2. #00a6b0

Split complementary

  1. #b00a00
  2. #00b062
  3. #004eb0

Analogous

  1. #b0004e
  2. #b00a00
  3. #b06200

Triadic

  1. #b00a00
  2. #00b00a
  3. #0a00b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a00
  2. #a6b000
  3. #00a6b0
  4. #0a00b0

Square

  1. #b00a00
  2. #4eb000
  3. #00a6b0
  4. #6200b0

Monochromatic

  1. #170100
  2. #640600
  3. #b00a00
  4. #fd0e00
  5. #ff544a

Shades

#b00a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a00
  2. #9e0900
  3. #8d0800
  4. #7b0700
  5. #6a0600
  6. #580500
  7. #460400
  8. #350300
  9. #230200
  10. #120100
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a00
  2. #b8231a
  3. #c03b33
  4. #c8544d
  5. #d06c66
  6. #d88580
  7. #df9d99
  8. #e7b6b3
  9. #efcecc
  10. #f7e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a00
  2. #ab160d
  3. #a6221a
  4. #a22d26
  5. #9d3933
  6. #984540
  7. #93514d
  8. #8e5d5a
  9. #8a6866
  10. #857473
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844443 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc0008 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a00 {
  color: #b00a00;
}
Background
.bg-b00a00 {
  background-color: #b00a00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a00 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a00, #b06200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.63 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.62 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.68 #92000a Sangria ΔE 7.03 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.08 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 7.67 #4ff5ff Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b00a00  rgb(176, 10, 0)  hsl(3, 100%, 35%)  Rufous
#00a6b0  rgb(0, 166, 176)  hsl(183, 100%, 35%)  Cadet Blue
#00b00a  rgb(0, 176, 10)  hsl(123, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0a00b0  rgb(10, 0, 176)  hsl(243, 100%, 35%)  Zaffre