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#B00A04

#b00a04 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a04 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 97.73% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 2.09°, with 95.56% saturation and 35.29% 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 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 1.7.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0946

Complementary

  1. #b00a04
  2. #04aab0

Split complementary

  1. #b00a04
  2. #04b060
  3. #0454b0

Analogous

  1. #b00454
  2. #b00a04
  3. #b06004

Triadic

  1. #b00a04
  2. #04b00a
  3. #0a04b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a04
  2. #aab004
  3. #04aab0
  4. #0a04b0

Square

  1. #b00a04
  2. #54b004
  3. #04aab0
  4. #6004b0

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0101
  2. #650602
  3. #b00a04
  4. #f91007
  5. #fb5852

Shades

#b00a04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a04
  2. #9e0904
  3. #8d0803
  4. #7b0703
  5. #6a0602
  6. #580502
  7. #460402
  8. #350301
  9. #230201
  10. #120100
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a04
  2. #b8231d
  3. #c03b36
  4. #c8544f
  5. #d06c68
  6. #d88582
  7. #df9d9b
  8. #e7b6b4
  9. #efcecd
  10. #f7e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a04
  2. #ab1610
  3. #a6221d
  4. #a22d29
  5. #9d3936
  6. #984542
  7. #93514e
  8. #8e5d5b
  9. #8a6867
  10. #857474
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844444 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706300 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803301 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e00 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc000b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a04 {
  color: #b00a04;
}
Background
.bg-b00a04 {
  background-color: #b00a04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a04 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 96% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a04, #b06004);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 4 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 1.70 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.72 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.02 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.27 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.70 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 7.14 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.17 #4ff5fb Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Rufous
#b00a04  rgb(176, 10, 4)  hsl(2, 96%, 35%)  Rufous
#04aab0  rgb(4, 170, 176)  hsl(182, 96%, 35%)  Verdigris
#04b00a  rgb(4, 176, 10)  hsl(122, 96%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0a04b0  rgb(10, 4, 176)  hsl(242, 96%, 35%)  Zaffre