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#BB304C

#bb304c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb304c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.82% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.33% magenta, 59.36% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.91°, with 59.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.132

Complementary

  1. #bb304c
  2. #30bb9f

Split complementary

  1. #bb304c
  2. #30bb59
  3. #3092bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3092
  2. #bb304c
  3. #bb5930

Triadic

  1. #bb304c
  2. #4cbb30
  3. #304cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb304c
  2. #bb9f30
  3. #30bb9f
  4. #304cbb

Square

  1. #bb304c
  2. #92bb30
  3. #30bb9f
  4. #5930bb

Monochromatic

  1. #41111b
  2. #7e2033
  3. #bb304c
  4. #d66179
  5. #e69eac

Shades

#bb304c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb304c
  2. #a82b44
  3. #96263d
  4. #832235
  5. #701d2e
  6. #5e1826
  7. #4b131e
  8. #380e17
  9. #250a0f
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb304c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb304c
  2. #c2455e
  3. #c95970
  4. #cf6e82
  5. #d68394
  6. #dd98a6
  7. #e4acb7
  8. #ebc1c9
  9. #f1d6db
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb304c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb304c
  2. #b53851
  3. #af4056
  4. #a9485c
  5. #a35061
  6. #9e5866
  7. #98606b
  8. #926870
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90555c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56534c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a484c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985d4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61c43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb304c {
  color: #bb304c;
}
Background
.bg-bb304c {
  background-color: #bb304c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb304c {
  border: 2px solid #bb304c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb304c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 48 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb304c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb304c, #bb5930);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb304c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 48 76 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.34 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.35 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.81 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.01 #44cfb3 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb304c  rgb(187, 48, 76)  hsl(348, 59%, 46%)  Cardinal
#30bb9f  rgb(48, 187, 159)  hsl(168, 59%, 46%)  Mint
#4cbb30  rgb(76, 187, 48)  hsl(108, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#304cbb  rgb(48, 76, 187)  hsl(228, 59%, 46%)  Sapphire