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#B72A4E

#b72a4e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b72a4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.05% magenta, 57.38% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 344.68°, with 62.67% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.64.

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Relative luminance0.1227

Complementary

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #2ab793

Split complementary

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #2ab74d
  3. #2a95b7

Analogous

  1. #b72a95
  2. #b72a4e
  3. #b74d2a

Triadic

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #4eb72a
  3. #2a4eb7

Tetradic

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #b7932a
  3. #2ab793
  4. #2a4eb7

Square

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #95b72a
  3. #2ab793
  4. #4d2ab7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0d19
  2. #791c33
  3. #b72a4e
  4. #d85577
  5. #e694a9

Shades

#b72a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #a52646
  3. #92223e
  4. #801d37
  5. #6e192f
  6. #5c1527
  7. #49111f
  8. #370d17
  9. #250810
  10. #120408
  11. #000000

Tints

#b72a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #be3f60
  3. #c55571
  4. #cd6a83
  5. #d47f95
  6. #db95a7
  7. #e2aab8
  8. #e9bfca
  9. #f1d4dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b72a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b72a4e
  2. #b23353
  3. #ac3b58
  4. #a7445d
  5. #a14c62
  6. #9c5567
  7. #965e6c
  8. #916671
  9. #8b6f76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50504f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756d4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c80039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86444e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94594c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c21343 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b72a4e {
  color: #b72a4e;
}
Background
.bg-b72a4e {
  background-color: #b72a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b72a4e {
  border: 2px solid #b72a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b72a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 63% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b72a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b72a4e, #b74d2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b72a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.64 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.21 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.65 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.74 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.06 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.73 #48d5b1 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b72a4e  rgb(183, 42, 78)  hsl(345, 63%, 44%)  Cardinal
#2ab793  rgb(42, 183, 147)  hsl(165, 63%, 44%)  Mint
#4eb72a  rgb(78, 183, 42)  hsl(105, 63%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2a4eb7  rgb(42, 78, 183)  hsl(225, 63%, 44%)  Sapphire