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#BB374B

#bb374b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb374b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 21.57% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.59% magenta, 59.89% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 350.91°, with 54.55% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #bb374b
  2. #37bba7

Split complementary

  1. #bb374b
  2. #37bb65
  3. #378dbb

Analogous

  1. #bb378d
  2. #bb374b
  3. #bb6537

Triadic

  1. #bb374b
  2. #4bbb37
  3. #374bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb374b
  2. #bba737
  3. #37bba7
  4. #374bbb

Square

  1. #bb374b
  2. #8dbb37
  3. #37bba7
  4. #6537bb

Monochromatic

  1. #45141c
  2. #802633
  3. #bb374b
  4. #d36b7b
  5. #e5a6b0

Shades

#bb374b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb374b
  2. #a83244
  3. #962c3c
  4. #832735
  5. #70212d
  6. #5e1c26
  7. #4b161e
  8. #381117
  9. #250b0f
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb374b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb374b
  2. #c24b5d
  3. #c95f6f
  4. #cf7381
  5. #d68793
  6. #dd9ba5
  7. #e4afb7
  8. #ebc3c9
  9. #f1d7db
  10. #f8ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb374b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb374b
  2. #b53e50
  3. #af4656
  4. #a94d5b
  5. #a35460
  6. #9e5c66
  7. #98636b
  8. #926a70
  9. #8c7175
  10. #86797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a564b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7248 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd143f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #996049 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62644 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb374b {
  color: #bb374b;
}
Background
.bg-bb374b {
  background-color: #bb374b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb374b {
  border: 2px solid #bb374b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb374b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 55 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 55% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb374b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb374b, #bb6537);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb374b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 55 75 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.29 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.94 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.85 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.03 #44c8b4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb374b  rgb(187, 55, 75)  hsl(351, 55%, 47%)  Cardinal
#37bba7  rgb(55, 187, 167)  hsl(171, 55%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#4bbb37  rgb(75, 187, 55)  hsl(111, 55%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#374bbb  rgb(55, 75, 187)  hsl(231, 55%, 47%)  Sapphire