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#B41231

#b41231 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b41231 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 7.06% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 72.78% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 348.52°, with 81.82% saturation and 38.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.1036

Complementary

  1. #b41231
  2. #12b495

Split complementary

  1. #b41231
  2. #12b444
  3. #1282b4

Analogous

  1. #b41282
  2. #b41231
  3. #b44412

Triadic

  1. #b41231
  2. #31b412
  3. #1231b4

Tetradic

  1. #b41231
  2. #b49512
  3. #12b495
  4. #1231b4

Square

  1. #b41231
  2. #82b412
  3. #12b495
  4. #4412b4

Monochromatic

  1. #29040b
  2. #6e0b1e
  3. #b41231
  4. #ea294e
  5. #f16e87

Shades

#b41231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b41231
  2. #a2102c
  3. #900e27
  4. #7e0d22
  5. #6c0b1d
  6. #5a0919
  7. #480714
  8. #36050f
  9. #24040a
  10. #120205
  11. #000000

Tints

#b41231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b41231
  2. #bc2a46
  3. #c3415a
  4. #cb596f
  5. #d27183
  6. #da8998
  7. #e1a0ad
  8. #e9b8c1
  9. #f0d0d6
  10. #f8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b41231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b41231
  2. #af1d39
  3. #aa2841
  4. #a43349
  5. #9f3e51
  6. #9a4959
  7. #955460
  8. #905f68
  9. #8a6a70
  10. #857578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88484d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4531 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71662b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c60022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #823731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91512e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b41231 {
  color: #b41231;
}
Background
.bg-b41231 {
  background-color: #b41231;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b41231 {
  border: 2px solid #b41231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b41231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 18 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 82% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b41231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b41231, #b44412);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b41231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 18 49 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.82 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.56 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.70 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.70 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.82 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.91 #960018 Carmine ΔE 7.54 #4bedce Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b41231  rgb(180, 18, 49)  hsl(349, 82%, 39%)  Cardinal
#12b495  rgb(18, 180, 149)  hsl(169, 82%, 39%)  Jungle Green
#31b412  rgb(49, 180, 18)  hsl(109, 82%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#1231b4  rgb(18, 49, 180)  hsl(229, 82%, 39%)  Egyptian Blue