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#B04448

#b04448 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b04448 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.02% red, 26.67% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.36% magenta, 59.09% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 357.78°, with 44.26% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1383

Complementary

  1. #b04448
  2. #44b0ac

Split complementary

  1. #b04448
  2. #44b076
  3. #447eb0

Analogous

  1. #b0447e
  2. #b04448
  3. #b07644

Triadic

  1. #b04448
  2. #48b044
  3. #4448b0

Tetradic

  1. #b04448
  2. #b0ac44
  3. #44b0ac
  4. #4448b0

Square

  1. #b04448
  2. #7eb044
  3. #44b0ac
  4. #7644b0

Monochromatic

  1. #42191b
  2. #792f31
  3. #b04448
  4. #ca7679
  5. #e0adaf

Shades

#b04448 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b04448
  2. #9e3d41
  3. #8d363a
  4. #7b3032
  5. #6a292b
  6. #582224
  7. #461b1d
  8. #351416
  9. #230e0e
  10. #120707
  11. #000000

Tints

#b04448 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b04448
  2. #b8575a
  3. #c0696d
  4. #c87c7f
  5. #d08f91
  6. #d8a2a4
  7. #dfb4b6
  8. #e7c7c8
  9. #efdada
  10. #f7eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b04448 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b04448
  2. #ab4a4e
  3. #a65053
  4. #a25659
  5. #9d5c5e
  6. #986264
  7. #93686a
  8. #8e6e6f
  9. #8a7475
  10. #857a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b5c5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5a47 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7045 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c03046 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #875248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #936246 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba3947 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b04448 {
  color: #b04448;
}
Background
.bg-b04448 {
  background-color: #b04448;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b04448 {
  border: 2px solid #b04448;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b04448;
  --color-primary-rgb: 176 68 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 44% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b04448 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b04448, #b07644);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b04448 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(176 68 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.87 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.44 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.33 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.16 #4fbbb7 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b04448  rgb(176, 68, 72)  hsl(358, 44%, 48%)  Cardinal
#44b0ac  rgb(68, 176, 172)  hsl(178, 44%, 48%)  Verdigris
#48b044  rgb(72, 176, 68)  hsl(118, 44%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#4448b0  rgb(68, 72, 176)  hsl(238, 44%, 48%)  Ocean Blue