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#BD2232

#bd2232 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2232 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 13.33% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.01% magenta, 73.54% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 353.81°, with 69.51% saturation and 43.73% 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 2.51.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1219

Complementary

  1. #bd2232
  2. #22bdad

Split complementary

  1. #bd2232
  2. #22bd60
  3. #2280bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2280
  2. #bd2232
  3. #bd6022

Triadic

  1. #bd2232
  2. #32bd22
  3. #2232bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2232
  2. #bdad22
  3. #22bdad
  4. #2232bd

Square

  1. #bd2232
  2. #80bd22
  3. #22bdad
  4. #6022bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0b10
  2. #7c1621
  3. #bd2232
  4. #df4d5c
  5. #eb8d97

Shades

#bd2232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2232
  2. #aa1f2d
  3. #971b28
  4. #841823
  5. #71141e
  6. #5f1119
  7. #4c0e14
  8. #390a0f
  9. #26070a
  10. #130305
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2232
  2. #c43847
  3. #ca4e5b
  4. #d16470
  5. #d77a84
  6. #de9199
  7. #e5a7ad
  8. #ebbdc2
  9. #f2d3d6
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2232
  2. #b72b3a
  3. #b13542
  4. #ab3e49
  5. #a54851
  6. #9f5159
  7. #985a61
  8. #926469
  9. #8c6d70
  10. #867778
  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 #8f5053 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6e2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4031 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99592f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2232 {
  color: #bd2232;
}
Background
.bg-bd2232 {
  background-color: #bd2232;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2232 {
  border: 2px solid #bd2232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 34 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2232, #bd6022);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 34 50 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.51 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.49 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.78 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.82 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.82 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.22 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.63 #42ddcd Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2232  rgb(189, 34, 50)  hsl(354, 70%, 44%)  Cardinal
#22bdad  rgb(34, 189, 173)  hsl(174, 70%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#32bd22  rgb(50, 189, 34)  hsl(114, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2232bd  rgb(34, 50, 189)  hsl(234, 70%, 44%)  Persian Blue