Cornell Red is a light bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Cornell Red is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Cornell Red is #B31B1B.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Cornell Red has 70%% Red, 11% Green, and 11% Blue.
Cornell Red has 0° Hue, 85% Saturation, and 70% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Cornell Red has 0° Hue, 75% Saturation, and 40% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Cornell Red has 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 85% yellow, and 30% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#B31B1B |
|
RGB |
(179, 27, 27) |
(70%, 11%, 11%) |
HSV |
(0°, 85, 70) |
(0%, 85%, 70%) |
HSL |
(0°, 75, 40) |
(0%, 75%, 40%) |
CMYK |
(0, 85, 85, 30) |
(0%, 85%, 85%, 30%) |
The natural luminance of Cornell Red is 10%, which is low.
Cornell Red has a higher contrast with white than black.
Cornell Red and black have a 3.1:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Cornell Red and white have a 6.8:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
10% |
insufficient (3.1) |
AA (6.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Cornell Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 60% Red, 30% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
60%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
30%
White
11%
To mix Cornell Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Magenta, 30% Yellow, 30% Black, 11% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
30%
Yellow
30%
Black
30%
White
11%
Colors similar to Cornell Red are: Chili Pepper, Roof Terracotta, Thunderbird, Red Brown, and Tabasco. Chili Pepper is brighter than Cornell Red. Roof Terracotta is more orange and paler than Cornell Red. Thunderbird is more orange and brighter and lighter than Cornell Red. Red Brown is paler than Cornell Red. Tabasco is more orange and brighter than Cornell Red.