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#BB3147

#bb3147 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb3147 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 19.22% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.8% magenta, 62.03% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.43°, with 58.47% saturation and 46.27% 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 3.49.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1322

Complementary

  1. #bb3147
  2. #31bba5

Split complementary

  1. #bb3147
  2. #31bb60
  3. #318cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb318c
  2. #bb3147
  3. #bb6031

Triadic

  1. #bb3147
  2. #47bb31
  3. #3147bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3147
  2. #bba531
  3. #31bba5
  4. #3147bb

Square

  1. #bb3147
  2. #8cbb31
  3. #31bba5
  4. #6031bb

Monochromatic

  1. #421119
  2. #7e2130
  3. #bb3147
  4. #d66275
  5. #e69faa

Shades

#bb3147 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3147
  2. #a82c40
  3. #962739
  4. #832232
  5. #701d2b
  6. #5e1924
  7. #4b141c
  8. #380f15
  9. #250a0e
  10. #130507
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3147 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3147
  2. #c24659
  3. #c95a6c
  4. #cf6f7e
  5. #d68391
  6. #dd98a3
  7. #e4adb5
  8. #ebc1c8
  9. #f1d6da
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3147 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3147
  2. #b5394d
  3. #af4152
  4. #a94958
  5. #a3515e
  6. #9e5964
  7. #986069
  8. #92686f
  9. #8c7075
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90555b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575347 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a4847 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985d45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61c40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3147 {
  color: #bb3147;
}
Background
.bg-bb3147 {
  background-color: #bb3147;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3147 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3147;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3147;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 49 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 58% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3147 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3147, #bb6031);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3147 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 49 71 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.10 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.74 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.07 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.21 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.27 #44ceb8 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb3147  rgb(187, 49, 71)  hsl(350, 58%, 46%)  Cardinal
#31bba5  rgb(49, 187, 165)  hsl(170, 58%, 46%)  Light Sea Green
#47bb31  rgb(71, 187, 49)  hsl(110, 58%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#3147bb  rgb(49, 71, 187)  hsl(230, 58%, 46%)  Persian Blue