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#B00A2B

#b00a2b ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b00a2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.32% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 348.07°, 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.94.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0962

Complementary

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #0ab08f

Split complementary

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #0ab03c
  3. #0a7eb0

Analogous

  1. #b00a7e
  2. #b00a2b
  3. #b03c0a

Triadic

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #2bb00a
  3. #0a2bb0

Tetradic

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #b08f0a
  3. #0ab08f
  4. #0a2bb0

Square

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #7eb00a
  3. #0ab08f
  4. #3c0ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0208
  2. #680619
  3. #b00a2b
  4. #f21541
  5. #f65d7c

Shades

#b00a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #9e0927
  3. #8d0822
  4. #7b071e
  5. #6a061a
  6. #580516
  7. #460411
  8. #35030d
  9. #230209
  10. #120104
  11. #000000

Tints

#b00a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #b82340
  3. #c03b55
  4. #c8546b
  5. #d06c80
  6. #d88595
  7. #df9daa
  8. #e7b6bf
  9. #efced5
  10. #f7e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b00a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b00a2b
  2. #ab1634
  3. #a6223c
  4. #a22d45
  5. #9d394d
  6. #984556
  7. #93515e
  8. #8e5d67
  9. #8a686f
  10. #857478
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #844549 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #48422a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f342b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d4e27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b00a2b {
  color: #b00a2b;
}
Background
.bg-b00a2b {
  background-color: #b00a2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b00a2b {
  border: 2px solid #b00a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b00a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 10 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b00a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b00a2b, #b03c0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b00a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 10 43 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.94 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.94 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.64 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.09 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.11 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.05 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.11 #4ff5d4 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Brown
#b00a2b  rgb(176, 10, 43)  hsl(348, 89%, 36%)  Brown
#0ab08f  rgb(10, 176, 143)  hsl(168, 89%, 36%)  Jungle Green
#2bb00a  rgb(43, 176, 10)  hsl(108, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0a2bb0  rgb(10, 43, 176)  hsl(228, 89%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue