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#B92C47

#b92c47 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b92c47 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 17.25% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.22% magenta, 61.62% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 348.51°, with 61.57% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #b92c47
  2. #2cb99e

Split complementary

  1. #b92c47
  2. #2cb957
  3. #2c8db9

Analogous

  1. #b92c8d
  2. #b92c47
  3. #b9572c

Triadic

  1. #b92c47
  2. #47b92c
  3. #2c47b9

Tetradic

  1. #b92c47
  2. #b99e2c
  3. #2cb99e
  4. #2c47b9

Square

  1. #b92c47
  2. #8db92c
  3. #2cb99e
  4. #572cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0f18
  2. #7b1d2f
  3. #b92c47
  4. #d85a72
  5. #e698a7

Shades

#b92c47 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b92c47
  2. #a72840
  3. #942339
  4. #821f32
  5. #6f1a2b
  6. #5d1624
  7. #4a121c
  8. #380d15
  9. #25090e
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#b92c47 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b92c47
  2. #c04159
  3. #c7566c
  4. #ce6b7e
  5. #d58091
  6. #dc96a3
  7. #e3abb5
  8. #eac0c8
  9. #f1d5da
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b92c47 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b92c47
  2. #b3344d
  3. #ae3d52
  4. #a84558
  5. #a24e5e
  6. #9d5664
  7. #975e69
  8. #91676f
  9. #8b6f75
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e5359 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535147 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776e43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #884547 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965b45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4143e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b92c47 {
  color: #b92c47;
}
Background
.bg-b92c47 {
  background-color: #b92c47;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b92c47 {
  border: 2px solid #b92c47;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b92c47;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 44 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 62% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b92c47 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b92c47, #b9572c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b92c47 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 44 71 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.03 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.34 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.63 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.37 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.38 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.49 #46d3b8 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b92c47  rgb(185, 44, 71)  hsl(349, 62%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2cb99e  rgb(44, 185, 158)  hsl(169, 62%, 45%)  Jungle Green
#47b92c  rgb(71, 185, 44)  hsl(109, 62%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2c47b9  rgb(44, 71, 185)  hsl(229, 62%, 45%)  Cobalt Blue