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#BB1741

#bb1741 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1741 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 9.02% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 65.24% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 344.63°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1156

Complementary

  1. #bb1741
  2. #17bb91

Split complementary

  1. #bb1741
  2. #17bb3f
  3. #1793bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1793
  2. #bb1741
  3. #bb3f17

Triadic

  1. #bb1741
  2. #41bb17
  3. #1741bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1741
  2. #bb9117
  3. #17bb91
  4. #1741bb

Square

  1. #bb1741
  2. #93bb17
  3. #17bb91
  4. #3f17bb

Monochromatic

  1. #330612
  2. #770f29
  3. #bb1741
  4. #e73865
  5. #ef7c9a

Shades

#bb1741 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1741
  2. #a8153b
  3. #961234
  4. #83102e
  5. #700e27
  6. #5e0c21
  7. #4b091a
  8. #380714
  9. #25050d
  10. #130207
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1741 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1741
  2. #c22e54
  3. #c94567
  4. #cf5d7a
  5. #d6748d
  6. #dd8ba0
  7. #e4a2b3
  8. #ebb9c6
  9. #f1d1d9
  10. #f8e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1741 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1741
  2. #b52247
  3. #af2c4e
  4. #a93754
  5. #a3415a
  6. #9e4c61
  7. #985667
  8. #92616d
  9. #8c6b73
  10. #86767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4c55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4a41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756b3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873c41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96553e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1741 {
  color: #bb1741;
}
Background
.bg-bb1741 {
  background-color: #bb1741;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1741 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1741;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1741;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 23 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1741 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1741, #bb3f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1741 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 23 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.10 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.51 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.98 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.37 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.37 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.94 #44e8be Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1741  rgb(187, 23, 65)  hsl(345, 78%, 41%)  Cardinal
#17bb91  rgb(23, 187, 145)  hsl(165, 78%, 41%)  Mint
#41bb17  rgb(65, 187, 23)  hsl(105, 78%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1741bb  rgb(23, 65, 187)  hsl(225, 78%, 41%)  Persian Blue