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#B0500A

#b0500a ≈ Mahogany

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b0500a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 31.37% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 94.32% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 25.3°, with 89.25% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mahogany (#c04000), ΔE 5.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #b0500a
  2. #0a6ab0

Split complementary

  1. #b0500a
  2. #0ab0a3
  3. #0a17b0

Analogous

  1. #b00a17
  2. #b0500a
  3. #b0a30a

Triadic

  1. #b0500a
  2. #0ab050
  3. #500ab0

Tetradic

  1. #b0500a
  2. #6ab00a
  3. #0a6ab0
  4. #500ab0

Square

  1. #b0500a
  2. #17b00a
  3. #0a6ab0
  4. #a30ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0e02
  2. #682f06
  3. #b0500a
  4. #f27215
  5. #f69e5d

Shades

#b0500a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b0500a
  2. #9e4809
  3. #8d4008
  4. #7b3807
  5. #6a3006
  6. #582805
  7. #462004
  8. #351803
  9. #231002
  10. #120801
  11. #000000

Tints

#b0500a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b0500a
  2. #b86223
  3. #c0733b
  4. #c88554
  5. #d0966c
  6. #d8a885
  7. #dfb99d
  8. #e7cbb6
  9. #efdcce
  10. #f7eee7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b0500a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b0500a
  2. #ab5516
  3. #a65a22
  4. #a25e2d
  5. #9d6339
  6. #986845
  7. #936d51
  8. #8e725d
  9. #8a7668
  10. #857b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c6255 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837404 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c23944 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #976806 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bb4336 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b0500a {
  color: #b0500a;
}
Background
.bg-b0500a {
  background-color: #b0500a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b0500a {
  border: 2px solid #b0500a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b0500a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 80 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b0500a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b0500a, #b0a30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b0500a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 80 10 / 0.35);
}

#c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.62 #b7410e Rust ΔE 5.71 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.21 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 6.27 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.55 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.52 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 9.09 #4faff5 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Mahogany
#b0500a  rgb(176, 80, 10)  hsl(25, 89%, 36%)  Mahogany
#0a6ab0  rgb(10, 106, 176)  hsl(205, 89%, 36%)  Medium Persian Blue
#0ab050  rgb(10, 176, 80)  hsl(145, 89%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green
#500ab0  rgb(80, 10, 176)  hsl(265, 89%, 36%)  Medium Blue