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#BB030D

#bb030d ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb030d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.18% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 93.05% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 356.74°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.1066

Complementary

  1. #bb030d
  2. #03bbb1

Split complementary

  1. #bb030d
  2. #03bb55
  3. #0369bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0369
  2. #bb030d
  3. #bb5503

Triadic

  1. #bb030d
  2. #0dbb03
  3. #030dbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb030d
  2. #bbb103
  3. #03bbb1
  4. #030dbb

Square

  1. #bb030d
  2. #69bb03
  3. #03bbb1
  4. #5503bb

Monochromatic

  1. #240103
  2. #700208
  3. #bb030d
  4. #fb0f1c
  5. #fc5b63

Shades

#bb030d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb030d
  2. #a8030c
  3. #96020a
  4. #830209
  5. #700208
  6. #5e0207
  7. #4b0105
  8. #380104
  9. #250103
  10. #130001
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb030d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb030d
  2. #c21c25
  3. #c9353d
  4. #cf4f56
  5. #d6686e
  6. #dd8186
  7. #e49a9e
  8. #ebb3b6
  9. #f1cdcf
  10. #f8e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb030d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb030d
  2. #b51019
  3. #af1c24
  4. #a92930
  5. #a3353b
  6. #9e4247
  7. #984e52
  8. #925b5e
  9. #8c6769
  10. #867475
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4848 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4407 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88350a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975201 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7000d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb030d {
  color: #bb030d;
}
Background
.bg-bb030d {
  background-color: #bb030d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb030d {
  border: 2px solid #bb030d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb030d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 3 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb030d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb030d, #bb5503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb030d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 3 13 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.52 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.86 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.78 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.09 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.60 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.29 #44fcf2 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#bb030d  rgb(187, 3, 13)  hsl(357, 97%, 37%)  Cornell Red
#03bbb1  rgb(3, 187, 177)  hsl(177, 97%, 37%)  Tiffany Blue
#0dbb03  rgb(13, 187, 3)  hsl(117, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#030dbb  rgb(3, 13, 187)  hsl(237, 97%, 37%)  Medium Blue