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#B80230

#b80230 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b80230 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 0.78% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.91% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 344.84°, with 97.85% saturation and 36.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.1045

Complementary

  1. #b80230
  2. #02b88a

Split complementary

  1. #b80230
  2. #02b82f
  3. #028bb8

Analogous

  1. #b8028b
  2. #b80230
  3. #b82f02

Triadic

  1. #b80230
  2. #30b802
  3. #0230b8

Tetradic

  1. #b80230
  2. #b88a02
  3. #02b88a
  4. #0230b8

Square

  1. #b80230
  2. #8bb802
  3. #02b88a
  4. #2f02b8

Monochromatic

  1. #210009
  2. #6c011c
  3. #b80230
  4. #fc0a47
  5. #fd5680

Shades

#b80230 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b80230
  2. #a6022b
  3. #930226
  4. #810122
  5. #6e011d
  6. #5c0118
  7. #4a0113
  8. #37010e
  9. #25000a
  10. #120005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b80230 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b80230
  2. #bf1b45
  3. #c63559
  4. #cd4e6e
  5. #d46783
  6. #dc8198
  7. #e39aac
  8. #eab3c1
  9. #f1ccd6
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b80230 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b80230
  2. #b20f38
  3. #ad1b40
  4. #a72848
  5. #a23450
  6. #9c4158
  7. #964e60
  8. #915a68
  9. #8b6770
  10. #867378
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a474d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4430 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72672a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843530 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93512c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b80230 {
  color: #b80230;
}
Background
.bg-b80230 {
  background-color: #b80230;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b80230 {
  border: 2px solid #b80230;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b80230;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 2 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 98% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b80230 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b80230, #b82f02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b80230 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 2 48 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.64 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.08 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.29 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.29 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.07 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.10 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.74 #47fdcf Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b80230  rgb(184, 2, 48)  hsl(345, 98%, 36%)  Cardinal
#02b88a  rgb(2, 184, 138)  hsl(165, 98%, 36%)  Mint
#30b802  rgb(48, 184, 2)  hsl(105, 98%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0230b8  rgb(2, 48, 184)  hsl(225, 98%, 36%)  Persian Blue