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#BB1441

#bb1441 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1441 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.84% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 65.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 343.83°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1145

Complementary

  1. #bb1441
  2. #14bb8e

Split complementary

  1. #bb1441
  2. #14bb3a
  3. #1495bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1495
  2. #bb1441
  3. #bb3a14

Triadic

  1. #bb1441
  2. #41bb14
  3. #1441bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1441
  2. #bb8e14
  3. #14bb8e
  4. #1441bb

Square

  1. #bb1441
  2. #95bb14
  3. #14bb8e
  4. #3a14bb

Monochromatic

  1. #310511
  2. #760d29
  3. #bb1441
  4. #e93264
  5. #f17798

Shades

#bb1441 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1441
  2. #a8123b
  3. #961034
  4. #830e2e
  5. #700c27
  6. #5e0a21
  7. #4b081a
  8. #380614
  9. #25040d
  10. #130207
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1441 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1441
  2. #c22c54
  3. #c94367
  4. #cf5b7a
  5. #d6728d
  6. #dd8aa0
  7. #e4a1b3
  8. #ebb9c6
  9. #f1d0d9
  10. #f8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1441 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1441
  2. #b51f47
  3. #af2a4e
  4. #a93454
  5. #a33f5a
  6. #9e4a61
  7. #985567
  8. #92606d
  9. #8c6a73
  10. #86757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4c55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4a41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756b3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873b41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96553e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1441 {
  color: #bb1441;
}
Background
.bg-bb1441 {
  background-color: #bb1441;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1441 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1441;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1441;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 20 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1441 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1441, #bb3a14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1441 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 20 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.34 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.86 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.18 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.53 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.53 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.97 #44ebbe Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1441  rgb(187, 20, 65)  hsl(344, 81%, 41%)  Cardinal
#14bb8e  rgb(20, 187, 142)  hsl(164, 81%, 41%)  Mint
#41bb14  rgb(65, 187, 20)  hsl(104, 81%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1441bb  rgb(20, 65, 187)  hsl(224, 81%, 41%)  Persian Blue