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#B72849

#b72849 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b72849 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 15.69% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.14% magenta, 60.11% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 346.15°, with 64.13% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1207

Complementary

  1. #b72849
  2. #28b796

Split complementary

  1. #b72849
  2. #28b74e
  3. #2891b7

Analogous

  1. #b72891
  2. #b72849
  3. #b74e28

Triadic

  1. #b72849
  2. #49b728
  3. #2849b7

Tetradic

  1. #b72849
  2. #b79628
  3. #28b796
  4. #2849b7

Square

  1. #b72849
  2. #91b728
  3. #28b796
  4. #4e28b7

Monochromatic

  1. #390d17
  2. #781a30
  3. #b72849
  4. #d95271
  5. #e791a5

Shades

#b72849 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b72849
  2. #a52442
  3. #92203a
  4. #801c33
  5. #6e182c
  6. #5c1425
  7. #49101d
  8. #370c16
  9. #25080f
  10. #120407
  11. #000000

Tints

#b72849 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b72849
  2. #be3e5b
  3. #c5536d
  4. #cd6980
  5. #d47e92
  6. #db94a4
  7. #e2a9b6
  8. #e9bfc8
  9. #f1d4db
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b72849 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b72849
  2. #b2314f
  3. #ac3a54
  4. #a7425a
  5. #a14b5f
  6. #9c5465
  7. #965d6a
  8. #916670
  9. #8b6e75
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5059 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504f49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756c45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c90036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945847 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20d3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b72849 {
  color: #b72849;
}
Background
.bg-b72849 {
  background-color: #b72849;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b72849 {
  border: 2px solid #b72849;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b72849;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 40 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 64% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b72849 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b72849, #b74e28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b72849 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 40 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.40 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.11 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.00 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.28 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.44 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.86 #48d7b6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b72849  rgb(183, 40, 73)  hsl(346, 64%, 44%)  Cardinal
#28b796  rgb(40, 183, 150)  hsl(166, 64%, 44%)  Mint
#49b728  rgb(73, 183, 40)  hsl(106, 64%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2849b7  rgb(40, 73, 183)  hsl(226, 64%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue