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#B93046

#b93046 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b93046 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.55% red, 18.82% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.05% magenta, 62.16% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 350.36°, with 58.8% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #b93046
  2. #30b9a3

Split complementary

  1. #b93046
  2. #30b95e
  3. #308bb9

Analogous

  1. #b9308b
  2. #b93046
  3. #b95e30

Triadic

  1. #b93046
  2. #46b930
  3. #3046b9

Tetradic

  1. #b93046
  2. #b9a330
  3. #30b9a3
  4. #3046b9

Square

  1. #b93046
  2. #8bb930
  3. #30b9a3
  4. #5e30b9

Monochromatic

  1. #401018
  2. #7c202f
  3. #b93046
  4. #d66073
  5. #e59da8

Shades

#b93046 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b93046
  2. #a72b3f
  3. #942638
  4. #822231
  5. #6f1d2a
  6. #5d1823
  7. #4a131c
  8. #380e15
  9. #250a0e
  10. #130507
  11. #000000

Tints

#b93046 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b93046
  2. #c04559
  3. #c7596b
  4. #ce6e7e
  5. #d58390
  6. #dc98a3
  7. #e3acb5
  8. #eac1c8
  9. #f1d6da
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b93046 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b93046
  2. #b3384c
  3. #ae4052
  4. #a84857
  5. #a2505d
  6. #9d5863
  7. #976069
  8. #91686f
  9. #8b7074
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e545a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565246 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796f42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #894746 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975c44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c41b3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b93046 {
  color: #b93046;
}
Background
.bg-b93046 {
  background-color: #b93046;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b93046 {
  border: 2px solid #b93046;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b93046;
  --color-primary-rgb: 185 48 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b93046 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b93046, #b95e30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b93046 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(185 48 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.58 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.08 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.93 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.93 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.48 #46cfb9 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b93046  rgb(185, 48, 70)  hsl(350, 59%, 46%)  Cardinal
#30b9a3  rgb(48, 185, 163)  hsl(170, 59%, 46%)  Light Sea Green
#46b930  rgb(70, 185, 48)  hsl(110, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#3046b9  rgb(48, 70, 185)  hsl(230, 59%, 46%)  Persian Blue