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#BB0E41

#bb0e41 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb0e41 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 5.49% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.51% magenta, 65.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 342.31°, with 86.07% saturation and 39.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1126

Complementary

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #0ebb88

Split complementary

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #0ebb31
  3. #0e97bb

Analogous

  1. #bb0e97
  2. #bb0e41
  3. #bb310e

Triadic

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #41bb0e
  3. #0e41bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #bb880e
  3. #0ebb88
  4. #0e41bb

Square

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #97bb0e
  3. #0ebb88
  4. #310ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0310
  2. #740928
  3. #bb0e41
  4. #ef2762
  5. #f46e95

Shades

#bb0e41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #a80d3b
  3. #960b34
  4. #830a2e
  5. #700827
  6. #5e0721
  7. #4b061a
  8. #380414
  9. #25030d
  10. #130107
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb0e41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #c22654
  3. #c93e67
  4. #cf567a
  5. #d66e8d
  6. #dd87a0
  7. #e49fb3
  8. #ebb7c6
  9. #f1cfd9
  10. #f8e7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb0e41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb0e41
  2. #b51947
  3. #af254e
  4. #a93054
  5. #a33c5a
  6. #9e4761
  7. #985267
  8. #925e6d
  9. #8c6973
  10. #86757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4a54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4841 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746a3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873941 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96543e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb0e41 {
  color: #bb0e41;
}
Background
.bg-bb0e41 {
  background-color: #bb0e41;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb0e41 {
  border: 2px solid #bb0e41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb0e41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 14 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 86% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb0e41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb0e41, #bb310e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb0e41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 14 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.74 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.45 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.52 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.82 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.82 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 9.01 #44f1be Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb0e41  rgb(187, 14, 65)  hsl(342, 86%, 39%)  Cardinal
#0ebb88  rgb(14, 187, 136)  hsl(162, 86%, 39%)  Mint
#41bb0e  rgb(65, 187, 14)  hsl(102, 86%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#0e41bb  rgb(14, 65, 187)  hsl(222, 86%, 39%)  Persian Blue