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#B82136

#b82136 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b82136 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 12.94% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.07% magenta, 70.65% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 351.66°, with 69.59% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.1154

Complementary

  1. #b82136
  2. #21b8a3

Split complementary

  1. #b82136
  2. #21b858
  3. #2181b8

Analogous

  1. #b82181
  2. #b82136
  3. #b85821

Triadic

  1. #b82136
  2. #36b821
  3. #2136b8

Tetradic

  1. #b82136
  2. #b8a321
  3. #21b8a3
  4. #2136b8

Square

  1. #b82136
  2. #81b821
  3. #21b8a3
  4. #5821b8

Monochromatic

  1. #360a10
  2. #771523
  3. #b82136
  4. #de475c
  5. #ea8896

Shades

#b82136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b82136
  2. #a61e31
  3. #931a2b
  4. #811726
  5. #6e1420
  6. #5c111b
  7. #4a0d16
  8. #370a10
  9. #25070b
  10. #120305
  11. #000000

Tints

#b82136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b82136
  2. #bf374a
  3. #c64d5e
  4. #cd6472
  5. #d47a86
  6. #dc909b
  7. #e3a6af
  8. #eabcc3
  9. #f1d3d7
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b82136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b82136
  2. #b22b3d
  3. #ad3445
  4. #a73e4c
  5. #a24754
  6. #9c515b
  7. #965a62
  8. #91646a
  9. #8b6d71
  10. #867779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514b35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873e36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955633 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c30030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b82136 {
  color: #b82136;
}
Background
.bg-b82136 {
  background-color: #b82136;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b82136 {
  border: 2px solid #b82136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b82136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 33 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 70% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b82136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b82136, #b85821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b82136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 33 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.33 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.95 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.95 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.73 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.88 #47dec9 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b82136  rgb(184, 33, 54)  hsl(352, 70%, 43%)  Cardinal
#21b8a3  rgb(33, 184, 163)  hsl(172, 70%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#36b821  rgb(54, 184, 33)  hsl(112, 70%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2136b8  rgb(33, 54, 184)  hsl(232, 70%, 43%)  Persian Blue