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#B72C19

#b72c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b72c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.96% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 7.22°, with 75.96% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1194

Complementary

  1. #b72c19
  2. #19a4b7

Split complementary

  1. #b72c19
  2. #19b77b
  3. #1955b7

Analogous

  1. #b71955
  2. #b72c19
  3. #b77b19

Triadic

  1. #b72c19
  2. #19b72c
  3. #2c19b7

Tetradic

  1. #b72c19
  2. #a4b719
  3. #19a4b7
  4. #2c19b7

Square

  1. #b72c19
  2. #55b719
  3. #19a4b7
  4. #7b19b7

Monochromatic

  1. #300c07
  2. #741c10
  3. #b72c19
  4. #e44d39
  5. #ed8a7c

Shades

#b72c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b72c19
  2. #a52817
  3. #922314
  4. #801f12
  5. #6e1a0f
  6. #5c160d
  7. #49120a
  8. #370d08
  9. #250905
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b72c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b72c19
  2. #be4130
  3. #c55647
  4. #cd6b5e
  5. #d48075
  6. #db968c
  7. #e2aba3
  8. #e9c0ba
  9. #f1d5d1
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b72c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b72c19
  2. #b23423
  3. #ac3d2e
  4. #a74538
  5. #a14e42
  6. #9c564d
  7. #965e57
  8. #916761
  9. #8b6f6b
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c514e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584d14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884216 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c30924 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b72c19 {
  color: #b72c19;
}
Background
.bg-b72c19 {
  background-color: #b72c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b72c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b72c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b72c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b72c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b72c19, #b77b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b72c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.55 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.63 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.18 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.28 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.02 #48d3e6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b72c19  rgb(183, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 76%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#19a4b7  rgb(25, 164, 183)  hsl(187, 76%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#19b72c  rgb(25, 183, 44)  hsl(127, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#2c19b7  rgb(44, 25, 183)  hsl(247, 76%, 41%)  Medium Blue