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#B9263F

#b9263f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b9263f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 14.9% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.46% magenta, 65.95% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 349.8°, with 65.92% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1206

Complementary

  1. #b9263f
  2. #26b9a0

Split complementary

  1. #b9263f
  2. #26b957
  3. #2689b9

Analogous

  1. #b92689
  2. #b9263f
  3. #b95726

Triadic

  1. #b9263f
  2. #3fb926
  3. #263fb9

Tetradic

  1. #b9263f
  2. #b9a026
  3. #26b9a0
  4. #263fb9

Square

  1. #b9263f
  2. #89b926
  3. #26b9a0
  4. #5726b9

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0c14
  2. #7a1929
  3. #b9263f
  4. #db5068
  5. #e8909f

Shades

#b9263f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b9263f
  2. #a72239
  3. #941e32
  4. #821b2c
  5. #6f1726
  6. #5d1320
  7. #4a0f19
  8. #380b13
  9. #25080d
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#b9263f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b9263f
  2. #c03c52
  3. #c75165
  4. #ce6779
  5. #d57d8c
  6. #dc939f
  7. #e3a8b2
  8. #eabec5
  9. #f1d4d9
  10. #f8e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b9263f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b9263f
  2. #b32f46
  3. #ae384c
  4. #a84153
  5. #a24a59
  6. #9d5360
  7. #975c66
  8. #91656d
  9. #8b6e73
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d5056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524e3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776c3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88413f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96583c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c40137 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b9263f {
  color: #b9263f;
}
Background
.bg-b9263f {
  background-color: #b9263f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b9263f {
  border: 2px solid #b9263f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b9263f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 38 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b9263f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b9263f, #b95726);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b9263f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 38 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.62 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.66 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.80 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.84 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.95 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.95 #46d9c0 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b9263f  rgb(185, 38, 63)  hsl(350, 66%, 44%)  Cardinal
#26b9a0  rgb(38, 185, 160)  hsl(170, 66%, 44%)  Jungle Green
#3fb926  rgb(63, 185, 38)  hsl(110, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#263fb9  rgb(38, 63, 185)  hsl(230, 66%, 44%)  Persian Blue