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#B52844

#b52844 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b52844 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.98% red, 15.69% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.9% magenta, 62.43% yellow and 29.02% black. Its hue angle is 348.09°, with 63.8% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.1176

Complementary

  1. #b52844
  2. #28b599

Split complementary

  1. #b52844
  2. #28b553
  3. #288ab5

Analogous

  1. #b5288a
  2. #b52844
  3. #b55328

Triadic

  1. #b52844
  2. #44b528
  3. #2844b5

Tetradic

  1. #b52844
  2. #b59928
  3. #28b599
  4. #2844b5

Square

  1. #b52844
  2. #8ab528
  3. #28b599
  4. #5328b5

Monochromatic

  1. #380c15
  2. #761a2c
  3. #b52844
  4. #d9516c
  5. #e690a1

Shades

#b52844 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b52844
  2. #a3243d
  3. #912036
  4. #7f1c30
  5. #6d1829
  6. #5b1422
  7. #48101b
  8. #360c14
  9. #24080e
  10. #120407
  11. #000000

Tints

#b52844 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b52844
  2. #bc3e57
  3. #c45369
  4. #cb697c
  5. #d37e8f
  6. #da94a2
  7. #e1a9b4
  8. #e9bfc7
  9. #f0d4da
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b52844 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b52844
  2. #b0314a
  3. #aa3a50
  4. #a54256
  5. #a04b5c
  6. #9b5462
  7. #955d68
  8. #90666e
  9. #8b6e74
  10. #85777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a4f56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504e44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746b40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c70034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #854244 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #935742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c00c3b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b52844 {
  color: #b52844;
}
Background
.bg-b52844 {
  background-color: #b52844;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b52844 {
  border: 2px solid #b52844;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b52844;
  --color-primary-rgb: 181 40 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 64% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b52844 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b52844, #b55328);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b52844 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(181 40 68 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.40 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.23 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.17 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.96 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.37 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 9.04 #4ad7bb Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b52844  rgb(181, 40, 68)  hsl(348, 64%, 43%)  Cardinal
#28b599  rgb(40, 181, 153)  hsl(168, 64%, 43%)  Jungle Green
#44b528  rgb(68, 181, 40)  hsl(108, 64%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2844b5  rgb(40, 68, 181)  hsl(228, 64%, 43%)  Persian Blue