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#BB1734

#bb1734 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1734 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.02% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 72.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 349.39°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1143

Complementary

  1. #bb1734
  2. #17bb9e

Split complementary

  1. #bb1734
  2. #17bb4c
  3. #1786bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1786
  2. #bb1734
  3. #bb4c17

Triadic

  1. #bb1734
  2. #34bb17
  3. #1734bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1734
  2. #bb9e17
  3. #17bb9e
  4. #1734bb

Square

  1. #bb1734
  2. #86bb17
  3. #17bb9e
  4. #4c17bb

Monochromatic

  1. #33060e
  2. #770f21
  3. #bb1734
  4. #e73857
  5. #ef7c90

Shades

#bb1734 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1734
  2. #a8152f
  3. #96122a
  4. #831024
  5. #700e1f
  6. #5e0c1a
  7. #4b0915
  8. #380710
  9. #25050a
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1734 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1734
  2. #c22e48
  3. #c9455d
  4. #cf5d71
  5. #d67485
  6. #dd8b9a
  7. #e4a2ae
  8. #ebb9c2
  9. #f1d1d6
  10. #f8e8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1734 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1734
  2. #b5223c
  3. #af2c43
  4. #a9374b
  5. #a34152
  6. #9e4c5a
  7. #985662
  8. #926169
  9. #8c6b71
  10. #867678
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4c51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4934 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883b34 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1734 {
  color: #bb1734;
}
Background
.bg-bb1734 {
  background-color: #bb1734;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1734 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1734;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1734;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 23 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1734 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1734, #bb4c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1734 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 23 52 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.24 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.32 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.32 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.85 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.71 #44e8cb Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1734  rgb(187, 23, 52)  hsl(349, 78%, 41%)  Cardinal
#17bb9e  rgb(23, 187, 158)  hsl(169, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#34bb17  rgb(52, 187, 23)  hsl(109, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1734bb  rgb(23, 52, 187)  hsl(229, 78%, 41%)  Persian Blue