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#B00A14

#b00a14 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a14 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 88.64% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 356.39°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% 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 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.095

Complementary

  1. #b00a14
  2. #0ab0a6

Split complementary

  1. #b00a14
  2. #0ab053
  3. #0a67b0

Analogous

  1. #b00a67
  2. #b00a14
  3. #b0530a

Triadic

  1. #b00a14
  2. #14b00a
  3. #0a14b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a14
  2. #b0a60a
  3. #0ab0a6
  4. #0a14b0

Square

  1. #b00a14
  2. #67b00a
  3. #0ab0a6
  4. #530ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0204
  2. #68060c
  3. #b00a14
  4. #f21522
  5. #f65d66

Shades

#b00a14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a14
  2. #9e0912
  3. #8d0810
  4. #7b070e
  5. #6a060c
  6. #58050a
  7. #460408
  8. #350306
  9. #230204
  10. #120102
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a14
  2. #b8232c
  3. #c03b43
  4. #c8545b
  5. #d06c72
  6. #d8858a
  7. #df9da1
  8. #e7b6b9
  9. #efced0
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a14
  2. #ab161f
  3. #a6222a
  4. #a22d34
  5. #9d393f
  6. #98454a
  7. #935155
  8. #8e5d60
  9. #8a686a
  10. #857475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844445 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4111 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #706306 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30013 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803312 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e0d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb0013 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a14 {
  color: #b00a14;
}
Background
.bg-b00a14 {
  background-color: #b00a14;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a14 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a14, #b0530a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 20 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.60 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.66 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.85 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.70 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.70 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.85 #92000a Sangria ΔE 6.09 #4ff5eb Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b00a14  rgb(176, 10, 20)  hsl(356, 89%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0ab0a6  rgb(10, 176, 166)  hsl(176, 89%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#14b00a  rgb(20, 176, 10)  hsl(116, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a14b0  rgb(10, 20, 176)  hsl(236, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre