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#BB153E

#bb153e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb153e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.77% magenta, 66.84% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 345.18°, 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 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1145

Complementary

  1. #bb153e
  2. #15bb92

Split complementary

  1. #bb153e
  2. #15bb3f
  3. #1591bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1591
  2. #bb153e
  3. #bb3f15

Triadic

  1. #bb153e
  2. #3ebb15
  3. #153ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb153e
  2. #bb9215
  3. #15bb92
  4. #153ebb

Square

  1. #bb153e
  2. #91bb15
  3. #15bb92
  4. #3f15bb

Monochromatic

  1. #310610
  2. #760d27
  3. #bb153e
  4. #e83461
  5. #f07996

Shades

#bb153e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb153e
  2. #a81338
  3. #961132
  4. #830f2b
  5. #700d25
  6. #5e0b1f
  7. #4b0819
  8. #380613
  9. #25040c
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb153e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb153e
  2. #c22c51
  3. #c94465
  4. #cf5b78
  5. #d6738b
  6. #dd8a9f
  7. #e4a1b2
  8. #ebb9c5
  9. #f1d0d8
  10. #f8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb153e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb153e
  2. #b52045
  3. #af2a4b
  4. #a93552
  5. #a34058
  6. #9e4b5f
  7. #985566
  8. #92606c
  9. #8c6b73
  10. #867579
  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 #8d4c54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4a3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756b39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873b3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96553b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb153e {
  color: #bb153e;
}
Background
.bg-bb153e {
  background-color: #bb153e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb153e {
  border: 2px solid #bb153e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb153e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 21 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb153e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb153e, #bb3f15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb153e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 21 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.53 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.65 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.71 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.71 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.82 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.91 #44eac1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb153e  rgb(187, 21, 62)  hsl(345, 80%, 41%)  Cardinal
#15bb92  rgb(21, 187, 146)  hsl(165, 80%, 41%)  Mint
#3ebb15  rgb(62, 187, 21)  hsl(105, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#153ebb  rgb(21, 62, 187)  hsl(225, 80%, 41%)  Persian Blue