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#B3203A

#b3203a ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b3203a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 12.55% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.12% magenta, 67.6% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 349.39°, with 69.67% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.1092

Complementary

  1. #b3203a
  2. #20b399

Split complementary

  1. #b3203a
  2. #20b34f
  3. #2083b3

Analogous

  1. #b32083
  2. #b3203a
  3. #b34f20

Triadic

  1. #b3203a
  2. #3ab320
  3. #203ab3

Tetradic

  1. #b3203a
  2. #b39920
  3. #20b399
  4. #203ab3

Square

  1. #b3203a
  2. #83b320
  3. #20b399
  4. #4f20b3

Monochromatic

  1. #310910
  2. #721425
  3. #b3203a
  4. #dd425e
  5. #e98395

Shades

#b3203a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3203a
  2. #a11d34
  3. #8f1a2e
  4. #7d1629
  5. #6b1323
  6. #5a101d
  7. #480d17
  8. #360a11
  9. #24060c
  10. #120306
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3203a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3203a
  2. #bb364e
  3. #c24d61
  4. #ca6375
  5. #d17989
  6. #d9909d
  7. #e1a6b0
  8. #e8bcc4
  9. #f0d2d8
  10. #f7e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3203a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3203a
  2. #ae2a41
  3. #a93348
  4. #a43d4f
  5. #9f4656
  6. #9a505d
  7. #945a64
  8. #8f636b
  9. #8a6d72
  10. #857679
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #884b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d493a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833d3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #915437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3203a {
  color: #b3203a;
}
Background
.bg-b3203a {
  background-color: #b3203a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b3203a {
  border: 2px solid #b3203a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3203a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 32 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 70% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3203a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3203a, #b34f20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3203a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 32 58 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.59 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.15 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.87 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.87 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.50 #4cdfc5 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b3203a  rgb(179, 32, 58)  hsl(349, 70%, 41%)  Cardinal
#20b399  rgb(32, 179, 153)  hsl(169, 70%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#3ab320  rgb(58, 179, 32)  hsl(109, 70%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#203ab3  rgb(32, 58, 179)  hsl(229, 70%, 41%)  Persian Blue