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#B00A17

#b00a17 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 86.93% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 355.3°, 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 1.58.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0951

Complementary

  1. #b00a17
  2. #0ab0a3

Split complementary

  1. #b00a17
  2. #0ab050
  3. #0a6ab0

Analogous

  1. #b00a6a
  2. #b00a17
  3. #b0500a

Triadic

  1. #b00a17
  2. #17b00a
  3. #0a17b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a17
  2. #b0a30a
  3. #0ab0a3
  4. #0a17b0

Square

  1. #b00a17
  2. #6ab00a
  3. #0ab0a3
  4. #500ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0204
  2. #68060e
  3. #b00a17
  4. #f21526
  5. #f65d69

Shades

#b00a17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a17
  2. #9e0915
  3. #8d0812
  4. #7b0710
  5. #6a060e
  6. #58050c
  7. #460409
  8. #350307
  9. #230205
  10. #120102
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a17
  2. #b8232e
  3. #c03b45
  4. #c8545d
  5. #d06c74
  6. #d8858b
  7. #df9da2
  8. #e7b6b9
  9. #efced1
  10. #f7e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a17
  2. #ab1622
  3. #a6222c
  4. #a22d37
  5. #9d3941
  6. #98454c
  7. #935156
  8. #8e5d61
  9. #8a686b
  10. #857476
  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 #844446 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4114 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f630b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c30014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #803315 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb0015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a17 {
  color: #b00a17;
}
Background
.bg-b00a17 {
  background-color: #b00a17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a17 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a17, #b0500a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 23 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.58 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.31 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.20 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.20 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.49 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.02 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.92 #4ff5e8 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b00a17  rgb(176, 10, 23)  hsl(355, 89%, 36%)  Cornell Red
#0ab0a3  rgb(10, 176, 163)  hsl(175, 89%, 36%)  Light Sea Green
#17b00a  rgb(23, 176, 10)  hsl(115, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a17b0  rgb(10, 23, 176)  hsl(235, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre