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#B83048

#b83048 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b83048 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 18.82% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.91% magenta, 60.87% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 349.41°, with 58.62% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.1277

Complementary

  1. #b83048
  2. #30b8a0

Split complementary

  1. #b83048
  2. #30b85c
  3. #308cb8

Analogous

  1. #b8308c
  2. #b83048
  3. #b85c30

Triadic

  1. #b83048
  2. #48b830
  3. #3048b8

Tetradic

  1. #b83048
  2. #b8a030
  3. #30b8a0
  4. #3048b8

Square

  1. #b83048
  2. #8cb830
  3. #30b8a0
  4. #5c30b8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f1019
  2. #7b2030
  3. #b83048
  4. #d55f74
  5. #e59ca9

Shades

#b83048 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b83048
  2. #a62b41
  3. #93263a
  4. #812232
  5. #6e1d2b
  6. #5c1824
  7. #4a131d
  8. #370e16
  9. #250a0e
  10. #120507
  11. #000000

Tints

#b83048 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b83048
  2. #bf455a
  3. #c6596d
  4. #cd6e7f
  5. #d48391
  6. #dc98a4
  7. #e3acb6
  8. #eac1c8
  9. #f1d6da
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b83048 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b83048
  2. #b2384e
  3. #ad4053
  4. #a74859
  5. #a2505e
  6. #9c5864
  7. #96606a
  8. #91686f
  9. #8b7075
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d545a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555248 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786e44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884748 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965c46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c31c40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b83048 {
  color: #b83048;
}
Background
.bg-b83048 {
  background-color: #b83048;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b83048 {
  border: 2px solid #b83048;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b83048;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 48 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 59% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b83048 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b83048, #b85c30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b83048 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 48 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.74 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.53 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.45 #47cfb7 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b83048  rgb(184, 48, 72)  hsl(349, 59%, 45%)  Cardinal
#30b8a0  rgb(48, 184, 160)  hsl(169, 59%, 45%)  Persian Green
#48b830  rgb(72, 184, 48)  hsl(109, 59%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3048b8  rgb(48, 72, 184)  hsl(229, 59%, 45%)  Cobalt Blue