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#B91E34

#b91e34 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b91e34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 11.76% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.78% magenta, 71.89% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 351.48°, with 72.09% saturation and 42.16% 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 6.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.1149

Complementary

  1. #b91e34
  2. #1eb9a3

Split complementary

  1. #b91e34
  2. #1eb955
  3. #1e82b9

Analogous

  1. #b91e82
  2. #b91e34
  3. #b9551e

Triadic

  1. #b91e34
  2. #34b91e
  3. #1e34b9

Tetradic

  1. #b91e34
  2. #b9a31e
  3. #1eb9a3
  4. #1e34b9

Square

  1. #b91e34
  2. #82b91e
  3. #1eb9a3
  4. #551eb9

Monochromatic

  1. #35090f
  2. #771322
  3. #b91e34
  4. #e14359
  5. #eb8593

Shades

#b91e34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b91e34
  2. #a71b2f
  3. #94182a
  4. #821524
  5. #6f121f
  6. #5d0f1a
  7. #4a0c15
  8. #380910
  9. #25060a
  10. #130305
  11. #000000

Tints

#b91e34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b91e34
  2. #c03548
  3. #c74b5d
  4. #ce6271
  5. #d57885
  6. #dc8f9a
  7. #e3a5ae
  8. #eabcc2
  9. #f1d2d6
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b91e34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b91e34
  2. #b3283c
  3. #ae3243
  4. #a83b4b
  5. #a24552
  6. #9d4f5a
  7. #975962
  8. #916369
  9. #8b6c71
  10. #867678
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c4d51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504a33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873d34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965631 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b91e34 {
  color: #b91e34;
}
Background
.bg-b91e34 {
  background-color: #b91e34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b91e34 {
  border: 2px solid #b91e34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b91e34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 30 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 72% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b91e34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b91e34, #b9551e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b91e34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 30 52 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.38 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.79 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.79 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.36 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.42 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.56 #46e1cb Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b91e34  rgb(185, 30, 52)  hsl(351, 72%, 42%)  Cardinal
#1eb9a3  rgb(30, 185, 163)  hsl(171, 72%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#34b91e  rgb(52, 185, 30)  hsl(111, 72%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1e34b9  rgb(30, 52, 185)  hsl(231, 72%, 42%)  Persian Blue