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#B52C19

#b52c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b52c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.69% magenta, 86.19% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 7.31°, 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.117

Complementary

  1. #b52c19
  2. #19a2b5

Split complementary

  1. #b52c19
  2. #19b57a
  3. #1954b5

Analogous

  1. #b51954
  2. #b52c19
  3. #b57a19

Triadic

  1. #b52c19
  2. #19b52c
  3. #2c19b5

Tetradic

  1. #b52c19
  2. #a2b519
  3. #19a2b5
  4. #2c19b5

Square

  1. #b52c19
  2. #54b519
  3. #19a2b5
  4. #7a19b5

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0b06
  2. #721c10
  3. #b52c19
  4. #e34c37
  5. #ed887a

Shades

#b52c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52c19
  2. #a32817
  3. #912314
  4. #7f1f12
  5. #6d1a0f
  6. #5b160d
  7. #48120a
  8. #360d08
  9. #240905
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52c19
  2. #bc4130
  3. #c45647
  4. #cb6b5e
  5. #d38075
  6. #da968c
  7. #e1aba3
  8. #e9c0ba
  9. #f0d5d1
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52c19
  2. #b03423
  3. #aa3d2e
  4. #a54538
  5. #a04e42
  6. #9b564d
  7. #955e57
  8. #906761
  9. #8b6f6b
  10. #857876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a504d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #574d14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786b10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c80029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955814 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c10b24 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52c19 {
  color: #b52c19;
}
Background
.bg-b52c19 {
  background-color: #b52c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b52c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 76% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52c19, #b57a19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.37 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.86 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.00 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.02 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.54 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.70 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.26 #4ad3e6 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b52c19  rgb(181, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 76%, 40%)  Cornell Red
#19a2b5  rgb(25, 162, 181)  hsl(187, 76%, 40%)  Bondi Blue
#19b52c  rgb(25, 181, 44)  hsl(127, 76%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2c19b5  rgb(44, 25, 181)  hsl(247, 76%, 40%)  Zaffre