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#BB1533

#bb1533 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1533 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 8.24% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.77% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 349.16°, with 79.81% saturation and 40.78% 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #bb1533
  2. #15bb9d

Split complementary

  1. #bb1533
  2. #15bb4a
  3. #1586bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1586
  2. #bb1533
  3. #bb4a15

Triadic

  1. #bb1533
  2. #33bb15
  3. #1533bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1533
  2. #bb9d15
  3. #15bb9d
  4. #1533bb

Square

  1. #bb1533
  2. #86bb15
  3. #15bb9d
  4. #4a15bb

Monochromatic

  1. #31060d
  2. #760d20
  3. #bb1533
  4. #e83455
  5. #f0798f

Shades

#bb1533 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1533
  2. #a8132e
  3. #961129
  4. #830f24
  5. #700d1f
  6. #5e0b1a
  7. #4b0814
  8. #38060f
  9. #25040a
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1533 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1533
  2. #c22c47
  3. #c9445c
  4. #cf5b70
  5. #d67385
  6. #dd8a99
  7. #e4a1ad
  8. #ebb9c2
  9. #f1d0d6
  10. #f8e8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1533 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1533
  2. #b5203b
  3. #af2a42
  4. #a9354a
  5. #a34052
  6. #9e4b5a
  7. #985561
  8. #926069
  9. #8c6b71
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4933 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883a33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1533 {
  color: #bb1533;
}
Background
.bg-bb1533 {
  background-color: #bb1533;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1533 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1533;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1533;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 21 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1533 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1533, #bb4a15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1533 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 21 51 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.38 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.22 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.22 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.70 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.91 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.79 #44eacc Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1533  rgb(187, 21, 51)  hsl(349, 80%, 41%)  Cardinal
#15bb9d  rgb(21, 187, 157)  hsl(169, 80%, 41%)  Mint
#33bb15  rgb(51, 187, 21)  hsl(109, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1533bb  rgb(21, 51, 187)  hsl(229, 80%, 41%)  Persian Blue