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#B00A23

#b00a23 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 80.11% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 350.96°, 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0957

Complementary

  1. #b00a23
  2. #0ab097

Split complementary

  1. #b00a23
  2. #0ab044
  3. #0a76b0

Analogous

  1. #b00a76
  2. #b00a23
  3. #b0440a

Triadic

  1. #b00a23
  2. #23b00a
  3. #0a23b0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a23
  2. #b0970a
  3. #0ab097
  4. #0a23b0

Square

  1. #b00a23
  2. #76b00a
  3. #0ab097
  4. #440ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0206
  2. #680615
  3. #b00a23
  4. #f21536
  5. #f65d74

Shades

#b00a23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a23
  2. #9e0920
  3. #8d081c
  4. #7b0719
  5. #6a0615
  6. #580512
  7. #46040e
  8. #35030b
  9. #230207
  10. #120104
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a23
  2. #b82339
  3. #c03b4f
  4. #c85465
  5. #d06c7b
  6. #d88591
  7. #df9da7
  8. #e7b6bd
  9. #efced3
  10. #f7e7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a23
  2. #ab162c
  3. #a62236
  4. #a22d3f
  5. #9d3948
  6. #984552
  7. #93515b
  8. #8e5d64
  9. #8a686d
  10. #857477
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844448 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494222 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f631b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c20018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f3322 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e4e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a23 {
  color: #b00a23;
}
Background
.bg-b00a23 {
  background-color: #b00a23;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a23 {
  border: 2px solid #b00a23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a23, #b0440a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 35 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.05 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.05 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.14 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.82 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.38 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.20 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.57 #4ff5dc Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Brown
#b00a23  rgb(176, 10, 35)  hsl(351, 89%, 36%)  Brown
#0ab097  rgb(10, 176, 151)  hsl(171, 89%, 36%)  Persian Green
#23b00a  rgb(35, 176, 10)  hsl(111, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a23b0  rgb(10, 35, 176)  hsl(231, 89%, 36%)  Zaffre