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#B51C19

#b51c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b51c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.53% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 1.15°, with 75.73% saturation and 40.39% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 0.8.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1072

Complementary

  1. #b51c19
  2. #19b2b5

Split complementary

  1. #b51c19
  2. #19b56a
  3. #1964b5

Analogous

  1. #b51964
  2. #b51c19
  3. #b56a19

Triadic

  1. #b51c19
  2. #19b51c
  3. #1c19b5

Tetradic

  1. #b51c19
  2. #b2b519
  3. #19b2b5
  4. #1c19b5

Square

  1. #b51c19
  2. #64b519
  3. #19b2b5
  4. #6a19b5

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0706
  2. #721210
  3. #b51c19
  4. #e33a37
  5. #ed7d7a

Shades

#b51c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b51c19
  2. #a31917
  3. #911614
  4. #7f1412
  5. #6d110f
  6. #5b0e0d
  7. #480b0a
  8. #360808
  9. #240605
  10. #120303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b51c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b51c19
  2. #bc3330
  3. #c44947
  4. #cb605e
  5. #d37775
  6. #da8e8c
  7. #e1a4a3
  8. #e9bbba
  9. #f0d2d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b51c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b51c19
  2. #b02623
  3. #aa302e
  4. #a53a38
  5. #a04442
  6. #9b4e4d
  7. #955857
  8. #906261
  9. #8b6c6b
  10. #857676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #894a4a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75680e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #853a17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935313 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b51c19 {
  color: #b51c19;
}
Background
.bg-b51c19 {
  background-color: #b51c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b51c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b51c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b51c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b51c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b51c19, #b56a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b51c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 0.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 1.95 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.41 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.11 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.84 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.02 #4ae3e6 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b51c19  rgb(181, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 76%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#19b2b5  rgb(25, 178, 181)  hsl(181, 76%, 40%)  Verdigris
#19b51c  rgb(25, 181, 28)  hsl(121, 76%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#1c19b5  rgb(28, 25, 181)  hsl(241, 76%, 40%)  Zaffre