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#BB021A

#bb021a ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb021a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 0.78% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.93% magenta, 86.1% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 352.22°, with 97.88% saturation and 37.06% 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 1.75.

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Relative luminance0.1068

Complementary

  1. #bb021a
  2. #02bba3

Split complementary

  1. #bb021a
  2. #02bb47
  3. #0276bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0276
  2. #bb021a
  3. #bb4702

Triadic

  1. #bb021a
  2. #1abb02
  3. #021abb

Tetradic

  1. #bb021a
  2. #bba302
  3. #02bba3
  4. #021abb

Square

  1. #bb021a
  2. #76bb02
  3. #02bba3
  4. #4702bb

Monochromatic

  1. #240005
  2. #6f010f
  3. #bb021a
  4. #fc0d2c
  5. #fd596e

Shades

#bb021a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb021a
  2. #a80217
  3. #960215
  4. #830112
  5. #700110
  6. #5e010d
  7. #4b010a
  8. #380108
  9. #250005
  10. #130003
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb021a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb021a
  2. #c21b31
  3. #c93548
  4. #cf4e5f
  5. #d66776
  6. #dd818d
  7. #e49aa3
  8. #ebb3ba
  9. #f1ccd1
  10. #f8e6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb021a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb021a
  2. #b50f24
  3. #af1b2e
  4. #a92839
  5. #a33443
  6. #9e414d
  7. #984e57
  8. #925a61
  9. #8c676c
  10. #867376
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c484a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #76690d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0012 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965213 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70015 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb021a {
  color: #bb021a;
}
Background
.bg-bb021a {
  background-color: #bb021a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb021a {
  border: 2px solid #bb021a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb021a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 2 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 98% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb021a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb021a, #bb4702);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb021a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 2 26 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 1.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.15 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.41 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.44 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.92 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.92 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.17 #44fde5 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb021a  rgb(187, 2, 26)  hsl(352, 98%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#02bba3  rgb(2, 187, 163)  hsl(172, 98%, 37%)  Light Sea Green
#1abb02  rgb(26, 187, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#021abb  rgb(2, 26, 187)  hsl(232, 98%, 37%)  Zaffre