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#B74347

#b74347 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b74347 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 26.27% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.39% magenta, 61.2% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 357.93°, with 46.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #b74347
  2. #43b7b3

Split complementary

  1. #b74347
  2. #43b779
  3. #4381b7

Analogous

  1. #b74381
  2. #b74347
  3. #b77943

Triadic

  1. #b74347
  2. #47b743
  3. #4347b7

Tetradic

  1. #b74347
  2. #b7b343
  3. #43b7b3
  4. #4347b7

Square

  1. #b74347
  2. #81b743
  3. #43b7b3
  4. #7943b7

Monochromatic

  1. #471a1c
  2. #7f2e31
  3. #b74347
  4. #ce797c
  5. #e2b1b2

Shades

#b74347 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b74347
  2. #a53c40
  3. #923639
  4. #802f32
  5. #6e282b
  6. #5c2224
  7. #491b1c
  8. #371415
  9. #250d0e
  10. #120707
  11. #000000

Tints

#b74347 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b74347
  2. #be5659
  3. #c5696c
  4. #cd7b7e
  5. #d48e91
  6. #dba1a3
  7. #e2b4b5
  8. #e9c7c8
  9. #f1d9da
  10. #f8eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b74347 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b74347
  2. #b2494d
  3. #ac4f52
  4. #a75558
  5. #a15b5e
  6. #9c6264
  7. #966869
  8. #916e6f
  9. #8b7475
  10. #867a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5d5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615b46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7444 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c82b45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c5247 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #986445 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c23646 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b74347 {
  color: #b74347;
}
Background
.bg-b74347 {
  background-color: #b74347;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b74347 {
  border: 2px solid #b74347;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b74347;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 67 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 46% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b74347 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b74347, #b77943);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b74347 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 67 71 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.00 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.07 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.42 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.62 #48bcb8 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b74347  rgb(183, 67, 71)  hsl(358, 46%, 49%)  Cardinal
#43b7b3  rgb(67, 183, 179)  hsl(178, 46%, 49%)  Verdigris
#47b743  rgb(71, 183, 67)  hsl(118, 46%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#4347b7  rgb(67, 71, 183)  hsl(238, 46%, 49%)  Ocean Blue