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#BB3D44

#bb3d44 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb3d44 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 23.92% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.38% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 50.81% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #3dbbb4

Split complementary

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #3dbb75
  3. #3d83bb

Analogous

  1. #bb3d83
  2. #bb3d44
  3. #bb753d

Triadic

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #44bb3d
  3. #3d44bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #bbb43d
  3. #3dbbb4
  4. #3d44bb

Square

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #83bb3d
  3. #3dbbb4
  4. #753dbb

Monochromatic

  1. #48171a
  2. #812a2f
  3. #bb3d44
  4. #d17378
  5. #e4adb0

Shades

#bb3d44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #a8373d
  3. #963136
  4. #832b30
  5. #702529
  6. #5e1f22
  7. #4b181b
  8. #381214
  9. #250c0e
  10. #130607
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb3d44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #c25057
  3. #c96469
  4. #cf777c
  5. #d68b8f
  6. #dd9ea2
  7. #e4b1b4
  8. #ebc5c7
  9. #f1d8da
  10. #f8ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb3d44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb3d44
  2. #b5444a
  3. #af4a50
  4. #a95156
  5. #a3585c
  6. #9e5f62
  7. #986568
  8. #926c6e
  9. #8c7374
  10. #86797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915b5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5943 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd1e41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4f44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a6242 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c62d42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb3d44 {
  color: #bb3d44;
}
Background
.bg-bb3d44 {
  background-color: #bb3d44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb3d44 {
  border: 2px solid #bb3d44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb3d44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 61 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 51% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb3d44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb3d44, #bb753d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb3d44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 61 68 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.84 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.90 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.29 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.29 #44c2bb Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb3d44  rgb(187, 61, 68)  hsl(357, 51%, 49%)  Cardinal
#3dbbb4  rgb(61, 187, 180)  hsl(177, 51%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#44bb3d  rgb(68, 187, 61)  hsl(117, 51%, 49%)  Kelly Green
#3d44bb  rgb(61, 68, 187)  hsl(237, 51%, 49%)  Ocean Blue