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#BB2A34

#bb2a34 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2a34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.47% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.54% magenta, 72.19% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 355.86°, with 63.32% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1247

Complementary

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #2abbb1

Split complementary

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #2abb68
  3. #2a7cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb2a7c
  2. #bb2a34
  3. #bb682a

Triadic

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #34bb2a
  3. #2a34bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #bbb12a
  3. #2abbb1
  4. #2a34bb

Square

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #7cbb2a
  3. #2abbb1
  4. #682abb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0e11
  2. #7d1c23
  3. #bb2a34
  4. #d95861
  5. #e8969c

Shades

#bb2a34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #a8262f
  3. #96222a
  4. #831d24
  5. #70191f
  6. #5e151a
  7. #4b1115
  8. #380d10
  9. #25080a
  10. #130405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2a34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #c23f48
  3. #c9555d
  4. #cf6a71
  5. #d67f85
  6. #dd959a
  7. #e4aaae
  8. #ebbfc2
  9. #f1d4d6
  10. #f8eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2a34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2a34
  2. #b5333c
  3. #af3b43
  4. #a9444b
  5. #a34c52
  6. #9e555a
  7. #985e62
  8. #926669
  9. #8c6f71
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f5254 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564f33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4333 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985a31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70631 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2a34 {
  color: #bb2a34;
}
Background
.bg-bb2a34 {
  background-color: #bb2a34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2a34 {
  border: 2px solid #bb2a34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2a34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 42 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2a34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2a34, #bb682a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2a34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 42 52 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.84 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.43 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.66 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.66 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.69 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.65 #44d5cb Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb2a34  rgb(187, 42, 52)  hsl(356, 63%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2abbb1  rgb(42, 187, 177)  hsl(176, 63%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#34bb2a  rgb(52, 187, 42)  hsl(116, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2a34bb  rgb(42, 52, 187)  hsl(236, 63%, 45%)  Persian Blue