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#BB2012

#bb2012 ≈ Venetian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2012 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 12.55% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.89% magenta, 90.37% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 4.97°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Venetian Red (#c80815), ΔE 2.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3300
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Relative luminance0.1164

Complementary

  1. #bb2012
  2. #12adbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb2012
  2. #12bb75
  3. #1259bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1259
  2. #bb2012
  3. #bb7512

Triadic

  1. #bb2012
  2. #12bb20
  3. #2012bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2012
  2. #adbb12
  3. #12adbb
  4. #2012bb

Square

  1. #bb2012
  2. #59bb12
  3. #12adbb
  4. #7512bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0805
  2. #75140b
  3. #bb2012
  4. #eb3e2f
  5. #f27f74

Shades

#bb2012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2012
  2. #a81d10
  3. #961a0e
  4. #83160d
  5. #70130b
  6. #5e1009
  7. #4b0d07
  8. #380a05
  9. #250604
  10. #130302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2012
  2. #c2362a
  3. #c94d41
  4. #cf6359
  5. #d67971
  6. #dd9089
  7. #e4a6a0
  8. #ebbcb8
  9. #f1d2d0
  10. #f8e9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2012
  2. #b52a1d
  3. #af3328
  4. #a93d33
  5. #a3463e
  6. #9e5049
  7. #985a54
  8. #92635f
  9. #8c6d6a
  10. #867675
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4e4c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544a0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c02 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3d0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985709 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2012 {
  color: #bb2012;
}
Background
.bg-bb2012 {
  background-color: #bb2012;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2012 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 32 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 5 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2012, #bb7512);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 32 18 / 0.35);
}

#c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.78 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.31 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.10 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.25 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.66 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.94 #44dfed Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Venetian Red
#bb2012  rgb(187, 32, 18)  hsl(5, 82%, 40%)  Venetian Red
#12adbb  rgb(18, 173, 187)  hsl(185, 82%, 40%)  Verdigris
#12bb20  rgb(18, 187, 32)  hsl(125, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#2012bb  rgb(32, 18, 187)  hsl(245, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue