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#B60D2D

#b60d2d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b60d2d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 5.1% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 75.27% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 348.64°, with 86.67% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1042

Complementary

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #0db696

Split complementary

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #0db642
  3. #0d82b6

Analogous

  1. #b60d82
  2. #b60d2d
  3. #b6420d

Triadic

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #2db60d
  3. #0d2db6

Tetradic

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #b6960d
  3. #0db696
  4. #0d2db6

Square

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #82b60d
  3. #0db696
  4. #420db6

Monochromatic

  1. #27030a
  2. #6f081b
  3. #b60d2d
  4. #ef2048
  5. #f46882

Shades

#b60d2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #a40c29
  3. #920a24
  4. #7f0920
  5. #6d081b
  6. #5b0717
  7. #490512
  8. #37040e
  9. #240309
  10. #120105
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60d2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #bd2542
  3. #c53d57
  4. #cc566c
  5. #d36e81
  6. #db8696
  7. #e29eab
  8. #e9b6c0
  9. #f0cfd5
  10. #f8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60d2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60d2d
  2. #b11935
  3. #ab243e
  4. #a63046
  5. #a03b4e
  6. #9b4757
  7. #96525f
  8. #905e67
  9. #8b696f
  10. #857578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89484c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b452c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #726727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84362d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925129 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60d2d {
  color: #b60d2d;
}
Background
.bg-b60d2d {
  background-color: #b60d2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60d2d {
  border: 2px solid #b60d2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60d2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 13 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 87% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60d2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60d2d, #b6420d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60d2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 13 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.93 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.23 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.23 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.83 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.48 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.02 #49f2d2 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b60d2d  rgb(182, 13, 45)  hsl(349, 87%, 38%)  Cardinal
#0db696  rgb(13, 182, 150)  hsl(169, 87%, 38%)  Jungle Green
#2db60d  rgb(45, 182, 13)  hsl(109, 87%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#0d2db6  rgb(13, 45, 182)  hsl(229, 87%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue