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#BD203D

#bd203d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd203d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 12.55% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.07% magenta, 67.72% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 348.92°, with 71.04% saturation and 43.33% 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 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.1219

Complementary

  1. #bd203d
  2. #20bda0

Split complementary

  1. #bd203d
  2. #20bd52
  3. #208bbd

Analogous

  1. #bd208b
  2. #bd203d
  3. #bd5220

Triadic

  1. #bd203d
  2. #3dbd20
  3. #203dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd203d
  2. #bda020
  3. #20bda0
  4. #203dbd

Square

  1. #bd203d
  2. #8bbd20
  3. #20bda0
  4. #5220bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0a13
  2. #7c1528
  3. #bd203d
  4. #e04965
  5. #eb8b9d

Shades

#bd203d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd203d
  2. #aa1d37
  3. #971a31
  4. #84162b
  5. #711325
  6. #5f101f
  7. #4c0d18
  8. #390a12
  9. #26060c
  10. #130306
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd203d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd203d
  2. #c43650
  3. #ca4d64
  4. #d16377
  5. #d7798b
  6. #de909e
  7. #e5a6b1
  8. #ebbcc5
  9. #f2d2d8
  10. #f8e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd203d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd203d
  2. #b72a44
  3. #b1334a
  4. #ab3d51
  5. #a54658
  6. #9f505f
  7. #985a65
  8. #92636c
  9. #8c6d73
  10. #867679
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4f55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514d3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786e38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3f3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99583a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd203d {
  color: #bd203d;
}
Background
.bg-bd203d {
  background-color: #bd203d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd203d {
  border: 2px solid #bd203d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd203d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 32 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 71% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd203d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd203d, #bd5220);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd203d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 32 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.90 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.13 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.31 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.88 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.71 #42dfc2 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd203d  rgb(189, 32, 61)  hsl(349, 71%, 43%)  Cardinal
#20bda0  rgb(32, 189, 160)  hsl(169, 71%, 43%)  Mint
#3dbd20  rgb(61, 189, 32)  hsl(109, 71%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#203dbd  rgb(32, 61, 189)  hsl(229, 71%, 43%)  Persian Blue