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#B91023

#b91023 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b91023 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 6.27% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.35% magenta, 81.08% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 353.25°, with 84.08% saturation and 39.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.1081

Complementary

  1. #b91023
  2. #10b9a6

Split complementary

  1. #b91023
  2. #10b951
  3. #1078b9

Analogous

  1. #b91078
  2. #b91023
  3. #b95110

Triadic

  1. #b91023
  2. #23b910
  3. #1023b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91023
  2. #b9a610
  3. #10b9a6
  4. #1023b9

Square

  1. #b91023
  2. #78b910
  3. #10b9a6
  4. #5110b9

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0408
  2. #730a16
  3. #b91023
  4. #ec293f
  5. #f36f7e

Shades

#b91023 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91023
  2. #a70e20
  3. #940d1c
  4. #820b19
  5. #6f0a15
  6. #5d0812
  7. #4a060e
  8. #38050b
  9. #250307
  10. #130204
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91023 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91023
  2. #c02839
  3. #c7404f
  4. #ce5865
  5. #d5707b
  6. #dc8891
  7. #e39fa7
  8. #eab7bd
  9. #f1cfd3
  10. #f8e7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91023 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91023
  2. #b31b2c
  3. #ae2636
  4. #a8323f
  5. #a23d48
  6. #9d4852
  7. #97535b
  8. #915e64
  9. #8b6a6d
  10. #867577
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b494c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4621 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75691b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #863722 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95531e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91023 {
  color: #b91023;
}
Background
.bg-b91023 {
  background-color: #b91023;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91023 {
  border: 2px solid #b91023;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91023;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 16 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 84% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91023 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91023, #b95110);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91023 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 16 35 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.06 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.78 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.84 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.84 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.76 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.07 #46efdc Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Firebrick
#b91023  rgb(185, 16, 35)  hsl(353, 84%, 39%)  Firebrick
#10b9a6  rgb(16, 185, 166)  hsl(173, 84%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#23b910  rgb(35, 185, 16)  hsl(113, 84%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#1023b9  rgb(16, 35, 185)  hsl(233, 84%, 39%)  Zaffre