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#B82D4E

#b82d4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b82d4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 17.65% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.54% magenta, 57.61% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 345.76°, with 60.7% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.19.

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Relative luminance0.1262

Complementary

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #2db897

Split complementary

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #2db852
  3. #2d93b8

Analogous

  1. #b82d93
  2. #b82d4e
  3. #b8522d

Triadic

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #4eb82d
  3. #2d4eb8

Tetradic

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #b8972d
  3. #2db897
  4. #2d4eb8

Square

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #93b82d
  3. #2db897
  4. #522db8

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0f1a
  2. #7b1e34
  3. #b82d4e
  4. #d75b78
  5. #e698ab

Shades

#b82d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #a62946
  3. #93243e
  4. #812037
  5. #6e1b2f
  6. #5c1727
  7. #4a121f
  8. #370e17
  9. #250910
  10. #120508
  11. #000000

Tints

#b82d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #bf4260
  3. #c65771
  4. #cd6c83
  5. #d48195
  6. #dc96a7
  7. #e3abb8
  8. #eac0ca
  9. #f1d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b82d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b82d4e
  2. #b23553
  3. #ad3e58
  4. #a7465d
  5. #a24e62
  6. #9c5767
  7. #965f6c
  8. #916771
  9. #8b6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766e4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c31843 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b82d4e {
  color: #b82d4e;
}
Background
.bg-b82d4e {
  background-color: #b82d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b82d4e {
  border: 2px solid #b82d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b82d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b82d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b82d4e, #b8522d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b82d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.57 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.12 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.55 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.70 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.81 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.39 #47d2b1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b82d4e  rgb(184, 45, 78)  hsl(346, 61%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2db897  rgb(45, 184, 151)  hsl(166, 61%, 45%)  Mint
#4eb82d  rgb(78, 184, 45)  hsl(106, 61%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2d4eb8  rgb(45, 78, 184)  hsl(226, 61%, 45%)  Sapphire