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#BB142F

#bb142f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb142f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.3°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #bb142f
  2. #14bba0

Split complementary

  1. #bb142f
  2. #14bb4d
  3. #1483bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1483
  2. #bb142f
  3. #bb4d14

Triadic

  1. #bb142f
  2. #2fbb14
  3. #142fbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb142f
  2. #bba014
  3. #14bba0
  4. #142fbb

Square

  1. #bb142f
  2. #83bb14
  3. #14bba0
  4. #4d14bb

Monochromatic

  1. #31050c
  2. #760d1e
  3. #bb142f
  4. #e93250
  5. #f1778b

Shades

#bb142f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb142f
  2. #a8122a
  3. #961026
  4. #830e21
  5. #700c1c
  6. #5e0a18
  7. #4b0813
  8. #38060e
  9. #250409
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb142f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb142f
  2. #c22c44
  3. #c94359
  4. #cf5b6d
  5. #d67282
  6. #dd8a97
  7. #e4a1ac
  8. #ebb9c1
  9. #f1d0d5
  10. #f8e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb142f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb142f
  2. #b51f37
  3. #af2a3f
  4. #a93447
  5. #a33f4f
  6. #9e4a58
  7. #985560
  8. #926068
  9. #8c6a70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766a29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883a2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97552b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb142f {
  color: #bb142f;
}
Background
.bg-bb142f {
  background-color: #bb142f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb142f {
  border: 2px solid #bb142f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb142f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb142f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb142f, #bb4d14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb142f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.94 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.61 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.61 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.65 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.74 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.89 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.47 #44ebd0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb142f  rgb(187, 20, 47)  hsl(350, 81%, 41%)  Cardinal
#14bba0  rgb(20, 187, 160)  hsl(170, 81%, 41%)  Jungle Green
#2fbb14  rgb(47, 187, 20)  hsl(110, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#142fbb  rgb(20, 47, 187)  hsl(230, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue