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#B81C19

#b81c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b81c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.78% magenta, 86.41% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 1.13°, with 76.08% saturation and 40.98% 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 6.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.1109

Complementary

  1. #b81c19
  2. #19b5b8

Split complementary

  1. #b81c19
  2. #19b86b
  3. #1966b8

Analogous

  1. #b81966
  2. #b81c19
  3. #b86b19

Triadic

  1. #b81c19
  2. #19b81c
  3. #1c19b8

Tetradic

  1. #b81c19
  2. #b5b819
  3. #19b5b8
  4. #1c19b8

Square

  1. #b81c19
  2. #66b819
  3. #19b5b8
  4. #6b19b8

Monochromatic

  1. #310707
  2. #751210
  3. #b81c19
  4. #e43d39
  5. #ed7f7d

Shades

#b81c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b81c19
  2. #a61917
  3. #931614
  4. #811412
  5. #6e110f
  6. #5c0e0d
  7. #4a0b0a
  8. #370808
  9. #250605
  10. #120303
  11. #000000

Tints

#b81c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b81c19
  2. #bf3330
  3. #c64947
  4. #cd605e
  5. #d47775
  6. #dc8e8c
  7. #e3a4a3
  8. #eabbba
  9. #f1d2d1
  10. #f8e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b81c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b81c19
  2. #b22623
  3. #ad302e
  4. #a73a38
  5. #a24442
  6. #9c4e4d
  7. #965857
  8. #916261
  9. #8b6c6b
  10. #867676
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514816 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #77690e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873b17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955513 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b81c19 {
  color: #b81c19;
}
Background
.bg-b81c19 {
  background-color: #b81c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b81c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b81c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b81c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b81c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b81c19, #b86b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b81c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.30 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.24 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.83 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.42 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.48 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.25 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.25 #47e3e6 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#b81c19  rgb(184, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 76%, 41%)  Cornell Red
#19b5b8  rgb(25, 181, 184)  hsl(181, 76%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue
#19b81c  rgb(25, 184, 28)  hsl(121, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1c19b8  rgb(28, 25, 184)  hsl(241, 76%, 41%)  Zaffre