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#B82C19

#b82c19 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b82c19 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 17.25% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.09% magenta, 86.41% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 7.17°, 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #b82c19
  2. #19a5b8

Split complementary

  1. #b82c19
  2. #19b87c
  3. #1955b8

Analogous

  1. #b81955
  2. #b82c19
  3. #b87c19

Triadic

  1. #b82c19
  2. #19b82c
  3. #2c19b8

Tetradic

  1. #b82c19
  2. #a5b819
  3. #19a5b8
  4. #2c19b8

Square

  1. #b82c19
  2. #55b819
  3. #19a5b8
  4. #7c19b8

Monochromatic

  1. #310c07
  2. #751c10
  3. #b82c19
  4. #e44e39
  5. #ed8a7d

Shades

#b82c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b82c19
  2. #a62817
  3. #932314
  4. #811f12
  5. #6e1a0f
  6. #5c160d
  7. #4a120a
  8. #370d08
  9. #250905
  10. #120403
  11. #000000

Tints

#b82c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b82c19
  2. #bf4130
  3. #c65647
  4. #cd6b5e
  5. #d48075
  6. #dc968c
  7. #e3aba3
  8. #eac0ba
  9. #f1d5d1
  10. #f8eae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b82c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b82c19
  2. #b23423
  3. #ad3d2e
  4. #a74538
  5. #a24e42
  6. #9c564d
  7. #965e57
  8. #916761
  9. #8b6f6b
  10. #867876
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c514e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584e14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6d0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894316 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40824 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b82c19 {
  color: #b82c19;
}
Background
.bg-b82c19 {
  background-color: #b82c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b82c19 {
  border: 2px solid #b82c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b82c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 44 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 7 76% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b82c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b82c19, #b87c19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b82c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 44 25 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.52 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.66 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.27 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.48 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.15 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.91 #47d3e6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#b82c19  rgb(184, 44, 25)  hsl(7, 76%, 41%)  Venetian Red
#19a5b8  rgb(25, 165, 184)  hsl(187, 76%, 41%)  Bondi Blue
#19b82c  rgb(25, 184, 44)  hsl(127, 76%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#2c19b8  rgb(44, 25, 184)  hsl(247, 76%, 41%)  Medium Blue