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#BB264E

#bb264e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb264e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 14.9% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.68% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 343.89°, with 66.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.125

Complementary

  1. #bb264e
  2. #26bb93

Split complementary

  1. #bb264e
  2. #26bb48
  3. #2699bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2699
  2. #bb264e
  3. #bb4826

Triadic

  1. #bb264e
  2. #4ebb26
  3. #264ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb264e
  2. #bb9326
  3. #26bb93
  4. #264ebb

Square

  1. #bb264e
  2. #99bb26
  3. #26bb93
  4. #4826bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0c19
  2. #7b1933
  3. #bb264e
  4. #dc5277
  5. #e991a9

Shades

#bb264e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb264e
  2. #a82246
  3. #961e3e
  4. #831b37
  5. #70172f
  6. #5e1327
  7. #4b0f1f
  8. #380b17
  9. #250810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb264e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb264e
  2. #c23c60
  3. #c95171
  4. #cf6783
  5. #d67d95
  6. #dd93a7
  7. #e4a8b8
  8. #ebbeca
  9. #f1d4dc
  10. #f8e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb264e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb264e
  2. #b52f53
  3. #af3858
  4. #a9415d
  5. #a34a62
  6. #9e5367
  7. #985c6c
  8. #926571
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50504f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766e4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88434e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975a4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c60642 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb264e {
  color: #bb264e;
}
Background
.bg-bb264e {
  background-color: #bb264e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb264e {
  border: 2px solid #bb264e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb264e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 38 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 66% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb264e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb264e, #bb4826);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb264e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 38 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.42 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.22 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.34 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.46 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.26 #44d9b1 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb264e  rgb(187, 38, 78)  hsl(344, 66%, 44%)  Cardinal
#26bb93  rgb(38, 187, 147)  hsl(164, 66%, 44%)  Mint
#4ebb26  rgb(78, 187, 38)  hsl(104, 66%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#264ebb  rgb(38, 78, 187)  hsl(224, 66%, 44%)  Sapphire