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#BB1F35

#bb1f35 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1f35 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 12.16% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.42% magenta, 71.66% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 351.54°, with 71.56% saturation and 42.75% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.118

Complementary

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #1fbba5

Split complementary

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #1fbb57
  3. #1f83bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1f83
  2. #bb1f35
  3. #bb571f

Triadic

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #35bb1f
  3. #1f35bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #bba51f
  3. #1fbba5
  4. #1f35bb

Square

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #83bb1f
  3. #1fbba5
  4. #571fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #380910
  2. #791422
  3. #bb1f35
  4. #e0465c
  5. #eb8896

Shades

#bb1f35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #a81c30
  3. #96192a
  4. #831625
  5. #701320
  6. #5e101b
  7. #4b0c15
  8. #380910
  9. #25060b
  10. #130305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1f35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #c23549
  3. #c94c5d
  4. #cf6272
  5. #d67986
  6. #dd8f9a
  7. #e4a5ae
  8. #ebbcc2
  9. #f1d2d7
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1f35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1f35
  2. #b5293d
  3. #af3244
  4. #a93c4c
  5. #a34653
  6. #9e505b
  7. #985962
  8. #92636a
  9. #8c6d71
  10. #867679
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514b34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893e35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1f35 {
  color: #bb1f35;
}
Background
.bg-bb1f35 {
  background-color: #bb1f35;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1f35 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1f35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1f35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 31 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1f35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1f35, #bb571f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1f35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 31 53 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.95 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.11 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.11 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.52 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.16 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.37 #44e0ca Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1f35  rgb(187, 31, 53)  hsl(352, 72%, 43%)  Cardinal
#1fbba5  rgb(31, 187, 165)  hsl(172, 72%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#35bb1f  rgb(53, 187, 31)  hsl(112, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#1f35bb  rgb(31, 53, 187)  hsl(232, 72%, 43%)  Persian Blue