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#BB113C

#bb113c ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb113c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.67% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 67.91% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 344.82°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1129

Complementary

  1. #bb113c
  2. #11bb90

Split complementary

  1. #bb113c
  2. #11bb3b
  3. #1191bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1191
  2. #bb113c
  3. #bb3b11

Triadic

  1. #bb113c
  2. #3cbb11
  3. #113cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb113c
  2. #bb9011
  3. #11bb90
  4. #113cbb

Square

  1. #bb113c
  2. #91bb11
  3. #11bb90
  4. #3b11bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f040f
  2. #750b26
  3. #bb113c
  4. #ec2d5d
  5. #f27393

Shades

#bb113c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb113c
  2. #a80f36
  3. #960e30
  4. #830c2a
  5. #700a24
  6. #5e091e
  7. #4b0718
  8. #380512
  9. #25030c
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb113c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb113c
  2. #c22950
  3. #c94163
  4. #cf5877
  5. #d6708a
  6. #dd889e
  7. #e4a0b1
  8. #ebb8c5
  9. #f1cfd8
  10. #f8e7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb113c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb113c
  2. #b51c43
  3. #af274a
  4. #a93250
  5. #a33d57
  6. #9e495e
  7. #985465
  8. #925f6c
  9. #8c6a72
  10. #867579
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c493c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756a37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873a3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb113c {
  color: #bb113c;
}
Background
.bg-bb113c {
  background-color: #bb113c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb113c {
  border: 2px solid #bb113c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb113c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb113c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb113c, #bb3b11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb113c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.39 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.19 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.41 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.41 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.62 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.10 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.56 #44eec3 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb113c  rgb(187, 17, 60)  hsl(345, 83%, 40%)  Cardinal
#11bb90  rgb(17, 187, 144)  hsl(165, 83%, 40%)  Mint
#3cbb11  rgb(60, 187, 17)  hsl(105, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#113cbb  rgb(17, 60, 187)  hsl(225, 83%, 40%)  Persian Blue