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#B50C19

#b50c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b50c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.37% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 355.38°, with 87.56% saturation and 37.84% 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 6.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0000
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Relative luminance0.1016

Complementary

  1. #b50c19
  2. #0cb5a8

Split complementary

  1. #b50c19
  2. #0cb553
  3. #0c6eb5

Analogous

  1. #b50c6e
  2. #b50c19
  3. #b5530c

Triadic

  1. #b50c19
  2. #19b50c
  3. #0c19b5

Tetradic

  1. #b50c19
  2. #b5a80c
  3. #0cb5a8
  4. #0c19b5

Square

  1. #b50c19
  2. #6eb50c
  3. #0cb5a8
  4. #530cb5

Monochromatic

  1. #250205
  2. #6d070f
  3. #b50c19
  4. #f01d2e
  5. #f56570

Shades

#b50c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b50c19
  2. #a30b17
  3. #910a14
  4. #7f0812
  5. #6d070f
  6. #5b060d
  7. #48050a
  8. #360408
  9. #240205
  10. #120103
  11. #000000

Tints

#b50c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b50c19
  2. #bc2430
  3. #c43d47
  4. #cb555e
  5. #d36d75
  6. #da868c
  7. #e19ea3
  8. #e9b6ba
  9. #f0ced1
  10. #f8e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b50c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b50c19
  2. #b01823
  3. #aa232e
  4. #a52f38
  5. #a03a42
  6. #9b464d
  7. #955257
  8. #905d61
  9. #8b696b
  10. #857476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884748 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4316 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73660d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c80015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833517 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925013 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c10017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b50c19 {
  color: #b50c19;
}
Background
.bg-b50c19 {
  background-color: #b50c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b50c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b50c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b50c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 88% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b50c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b50c19, #b5530c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b50c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.05 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.80 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.09 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.37 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.37 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.92 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.38 #4af3e6 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b50c19  rgb(181, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 88%, 38%)  Cornell Red
#0cb5a8  rgb(12, 181, 168)  hsl(175, 88%, 38%)  Light Sea Green
#19b50c  rgb(25, 181, 12)  hsl(115, 88%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0c19b5  rgb(12, 25, 181)  hsl(235, 88%, 38%)  Zaffre