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#BB304E

#bb304e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb304e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.33% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 347.05°, 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #bb304e
  2. #30bb9d

Split complementary

  1. #bb304e
  2. #30bb58
  3. #3094bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3094
  2. #bb304e
  3. #bb5830

Triadic

  1. #bb304e
  2. #4ebb30
  3. #304ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb304e
  2. #bb9d30
  3. #30bb9d
  4. #304ebb

Square

  1. #bb304e
  2. #94bb30
  3. #30bb9d
  4. #5830bb

Monochromatic

  1. #41111b
  2. #7e2035
  3. #bb304e
  4. #d6617a
  5. #e69ead

Shades

#bb304e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb304e
  2. #a82b46
  3. #96263e
  4. #832237
  5. #701d2f
  6. #5e1827
  7. #4b131f
  8. #380e17
  9. #250a10
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb304e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb304e
  2. #c24560
  3. #c95971
  4. #cf6e83
  5. #d68395
  6. #dd98a7
  7. #e4acb8
  8. #ebc1ca
  9. #f1d6dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb304e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb304e
  2. #b53853
  3. #af4058
  4. #a9485d
  5. #a35062
  6. #9e5867
  7. #98606c
  8. #926871
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55544e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61c44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb304e {
  color: #bb304e;
}
Background
.bg-bb304e {
  background-color: #bb304e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb304e {
  border: 2px solid #bb304e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb304e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 48 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 59% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb304e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb304e, #bb5830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb304e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 48 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.51 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.52 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.15 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.30 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.59 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.73 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.78 #44cfb1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb304e  rgb(187, 48, 78)  hsl(347, 59%, 46%)  Cardinal
#30bb9d  rgb(48, 187, 157)  hsl(167, 59%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebb30  rgb(78, 187, 48)  hsl(107, 59%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#304ebb  rgb(48, 78, 187)  hsl(227, 59%, 46%)  Sapphire