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#BB1E49

#bb1e49 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1e49 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 11.76% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.96% magenta, 60.96% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 343.57°, with 72.35% saturation and 42.55% 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 6.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.1197

Complementary

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #1ebb90

Split complementary

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #1ebb42
  3. #1e97bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1e97
  2. #bb1e49
  3. #bb421e

Triadic

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #49bb1e
  3. #1e49bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #bb901e
  3. #1ebb90
  4. #1e49bb

Square

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #97bb1e
  3. #1ebb90
  4. #421ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #370916
  2. #79132f
  3. #bb1e49
  4. #e1446f
  5. #ec86a2

Shades

#bb1e49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #a81b42
  3. #96183a
  4. #831533
  5. #70122c
  6. #5e0f25
  7. #4b0c1d
  8. #380916
  9. #25060f
  10. #130307
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1e49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #c2355b
  3. #c94b6d
  4. #cf6280
  5. #d67892
  6. #dd8fa4
  7. #e4a5b6
  8. #ebbcc8
  9. #f1d2db
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1e49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1e49
  2. #b5284f
  3. #af3254
  4. #a93b5a
  5. #a3455f
  6. #9e4f65
  7. #98596a
  8. #926370
  9. #8c6c75
  10. #86767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4e58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4d49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756c45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873f49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965747 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c6003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1e49 {
  color: #bb1e49;
}
Background
.bg-bb1e49 {
  background-color: #bb1e49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1e49 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1e49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1e49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 30 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1e49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1e49, #bb421e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1e49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 30 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.69 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.50 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.40 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.80 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.99 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.11 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.96 #44e1b6 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1e49  rgb(187, 30, 73)  hsl(344, 72%, 43%)  Cardinal
#1ebb90  rgb(30, 187, 144)  hsl(164, 72%, 43%)  Mint
#49bb1e  rgb(73, 187, 30)  hsl(104, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#1e49bb  rgb(30, 73, 187)  hsl(224, 72%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue