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#B80331

#b80331 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b80331 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 1.18% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.37% magenta, 73.37% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 344.75°, with 96.79% saturation and 36.67% 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 6.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1048

Complementary

  1. #b80331
  2. #03b88a

Split complementary

  1. #b80331
  2. #03b830
  3. #038cb8

Analogous

  1. #b8038c
  2. #b80331
  3. #b83003

Triadic

  1. #b80331
  2. #31b803
  3. #0331b8

Tetradic

  1. #b80331
  2. #b88a03
  3. #03b88a
  4. #0331b8

Square

  1. #b80331
  2. #8cb803
  3. #03b88a
  4. #3003b8

Monochromatic

  1. #210109
  2. #6d021d
  3. #b80331
  4. #fb0c49
  5. #fc5882

Shades

#b80331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b80331
  2. #a6032c
  3. #930227
  4. #810222
  5. #6e021d
  6. #5c0219
  7. #4a0114
  8. #37010f
  9. #25010a
  10. #120005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b80331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b80331
  2. #bf1c46
  3. #c6355a
  4. #cd4f6f
  5. #d46883
  6. #dc8198
  7. #e39aad
  8. #eab3c1
  9. #f1cdd6
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b80331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b80331
  2. #b21039
  3. #ad1c41
  4. #a72949
  5. #a23551
  6. #9c4259
  7. #964e60
  8. #915b68
  9. #8b6770
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a474d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4431 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #72672b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #843531 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93512d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b80331 {
  color: #b80331;
}
Background
.bg-b80331 {
  background-color: #b80331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b80331 {
  border: 2px solid #b80331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b80331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 3 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b80331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b80331, #b83003);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b80331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 3 49 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.58 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.97 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.45 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.45 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.30 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.34 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.89 #47fcce Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b80331  rgb(184, 3, 49)  hsl(345, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#03b88a  rgb(3, 184, 138)  hsl(165, 97%, 37%)  Mint
#31b803  rgb(49, 184, 3)  hsl(105, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#0331b8  rgb(3, 49, 184)  hsl(225, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue