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#B00A1F

#b00a1f ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a1f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 82.39% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 352.41°, 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 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0955

Complementary

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #0ab09b

Split complementary

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #0ab048
  3. #0a72b0

Analogous

  1. #b00a72
  2. #b00a1f
  3. #b0480a

Triadic

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #1fb00a
  3. #0a1fb0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #b09b0a
  3. #0ab09b
  4. #0a1fb0

Square

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #72b00a
  3. #0ab09b
  4. #480ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0205
  2. #680612
  3. #b00a1f
  4. #f21531
  5. #f65d70

Shades

#b00a1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #9e091c
  3. #8d0819
  4. #7b0716
  5. #6a0613
  6. #580510
  7. #46040c
  8. #350309
  9. #230206
  10. #120103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #b82335
  3. #c03b4c
  4. #c85462
  5. #d06c79
  6. #d8858f
  7. #df9da5
  8. #e7b6bc
  9. #efced2
  10. #f7e7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a1f
  2. #ab1629
  3. #a62232
  4. #a22d3c
  5. #9d3946
  6. #984550
  7. #935159
  8. #8e5d63
  9. #8a686d
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844447 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49411d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f6316 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c20017 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f331e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb001a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a1f {
  color: #b00a1f;
}
Background
.bg-b00a1f {
  background-color: #b00a1f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a1f {
  border: 2px solid #b00a1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a1f, #b0480a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 31 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.44 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.84 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.16 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.16 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.36 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.00 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 6.46 #4ff5e0 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b00a1f  rgb(176, 10, 31)  hsl(352, 89%, 36%)  Firebrick
#0ab09b  rgb(10, 176, 155)  hsl(172, 89%, 36%)  Persian Green
#1fb00a  rgb(31, 176, 10)  hsl(112, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a1fb0  rgb(10, 31, 176)  hsl(232, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre