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#B03641

#b03641 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b03641 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 21.18% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.32% magenta, 63.07% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 354.59°, with 53.04% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1225

Complementary

  1. #b03641
  2. #36b0a5

Split complementary

  1. #b03641
  2. #36b068
  3. #367eb0

Analogous

  1. #b0367e
  2. #b03641
  3. #b06836

Triadic

  1. #b03641
  2. #41b036
  3. #3641b0

Tetradic

  1. #b03641
  2. #b0a536
  3. #36b0a5
  4. #3641b0

Square

  1. #b03641
  2. #7eb036
  3. #36b0a5
  4. #6836b0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b1216
  2. #75242b
  3. #b03641
  4. #cf636d
  5. #e19ea4

Shades

#b03641 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b03641
  2. #9e313b
  3. #8d2b34
  4. #7b262e
  5. #6a2027
  6. #581b21
  7. #46161a
  8. #351014
  9. #230b0d
  10. #120507
  11. #000000

Tints

#b03641 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b03641
  2. #b84a54
  3. #c05e67
  4. #c8727a
  5. #d0868d
  6. #d89ba0
  7. #dfafb3
  8. #e7c3c6
  9. #efd7d9
  10. #f7ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b03641 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b03641
  2. #ab3d47
  3. #a6454e
  4. #a24c54
  5. #9d545a
  6. #985b61
  7. #936267
  8. #8e6a6d
  9. #8a7173
  10. #85797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885457 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756c3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1163b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #844841 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915b3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba263d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b03641 {
  color: #b03641;
}
Background
.bg-b03641 {
  background-color: #b03641;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b03641 {
  border: 2px solid #b03641;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b03641;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 54 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 53% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b03641 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b03641, #b06836);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b03641 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 54 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.98 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.85 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.85 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.86 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.77 #4fc9be Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b03641  rgb(176, 54, 65)  hsl(355, 53%, 45%)  Cardinal
#36b0a5  rgb(54, 176, 165)  hsl(175, 53%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#41b036  rgb(65, 176, 54)  hsl(115, 53%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3641b0  rgb(54, 65, 176)  hsl(235, 53%, 45%)  Persian Blue