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#BB2933

#bb2933 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2933 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.08% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.07% magenta, 72.73% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 355.89°, with 64.04% saturation and 44.71% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1239

Complementary

  1. #bb2933
  2. #29bbb1

Split complementary

  1. #bb2933
  2. #29bb68
  3. #297cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb297c
  2. #bb2933
  3. #bb6829

Triadic

  1. #bb2933
  2. #33bb29
  3. #2933bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2933
  2. #bbb129
  3. #29bbb1
  4. #2933bb

Square

  1. #bb2933
  2. #7cbb29
  3. #29bbb1
  4. #6829bb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0d11
  2. #7c1b22
  3. #bb2933
  4. #da565f
  5. #e8959b

Shades

#bb2933 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2933
  2. #a8252e
  3. #962129
  4. #831d24
  5. #70191f
  6. #5e151a
  7. #4b1014
  8. #380c0f
  9. #25080a
  10. #130405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2933 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2933
  2. #c23e47
  3. #c9545c
  4. #cf6970
  5. #d67f85
  6. #dd9499
  7. #e4a9ad
  8. #ebbfc2
  9. #f1d4d6
  10. #f8eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2933 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2933
  2. #b5323b
  3. #af3a42
  4. #a9434a
  5. #a34c52
  6. #9e555a
  7. #985d61
  8. #926669
  9. #8c6f71
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5154 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564f32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4332 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70330 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2933 {
  color: #bb2933;
}
Background
.bg-bb2933 {
  background-color: #bb2933;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2933 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2933;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2933;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 41 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2933 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2933, #bb6829);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2933 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 41 51 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.97 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.56 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.60 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.83 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.45 #44d6cc Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb2933  rgb(187, 41, 51)  hsl(356, 64%, 45%)  Cardinal
#29bbb1  rgb(41, 187, 177)  hsl(176, 64%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#33bb29  rgb(51, 187, 41)  hsl(116, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2933bb  rgb(41, 51, 187)  hsl(236, 64%, 45%)  Persian Blue