#B22222 - FireBrick
The hexadecimal color code #B22222 corresponds to the color "FireBrick" , which is a shade of Red. This color is a combination of red (at 0,70 level), green (at 0,13 level) and blue (at 0,13 level). Its brightness is 41% and its saturation is 67%. It is composed of red at 72%, green at 13% and blue at 13%. The dominant component is red.
Features
Variations of #B22222
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #B22222 is the color #F7E8E8
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #110303.
Other Shades of Red
Examples of other colors within the Red spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #4DDDDD is the color exactly opposite to #B22222 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
FireBrick
#B22222
Uses of #B22222 in CSS
When using #B22222 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #B22222 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.
You can replace the color code #B22222 with its official name: FireBrick. You can then write in CSS "background: FireBrick " for a background of #B22222.
#B22222 as background color
div{ background: #B22222; }
div{ background: FireBrick; }
Colored text
div{ color: #B22222; }
div{ color: FireBrick; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #B22222; }
div{ border: 3px solid FireBrick; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #B22222; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px FireBrick; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #B22222 can be replaced with its official name "".
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