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#BD283F

#bd283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.84% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 350.74°, with 65.07% saturation and 44.9% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.73.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #bd283f
  2. #28bda6

Split complementary

  1. #bd283f
  2. #28bd5b
  3. #2889bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2889
  2. #bd283f
  3. #bd5b28

Triadic

  1. #bd283f
  2. #3fbd28
  3. #283fbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd283f
  2. #bda628
  3. #28bda6
  4. #283fbd

Square

  1. #bd283f
  2. #89bd28
  3. #28bda6
  4. #5b28bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0d15
  2. #7e1b2a
  3. #bd283f
  4. #db566b
  5. #e995a2

Shades

#bd283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd283f
  2. #aa2439
  3. #972032
  4. #841c2c
  5. #711826
  6. #5f1420
  7. #4c1019
  8. #390c13
  9. #26080d
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd283f
  2. #c43e52
  3. #ca5365
  4. #d16979
  5. #d77e8c
  6. #de949f
  7. #e5a9b2
  8. #ebbfc5
  9. #f2d4d9
  10. #f8eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd283f
  2. #b73146
  3. #b13a4c
  4. #ab4253
  5. #a54b59
  6. #9f5460
  7. #985d66
  8. #92666d
  9. #8c6e73
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54503f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6f3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b433f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995b3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80338 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd283f {
  color: #bd283f;
}
Background
.bg-bd283f {
  background-color: #bd283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd283f {
  border: 2px solid #bd283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd283f, #bd5b28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.15 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.90 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.90 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.14 #42d7c0 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd283f  rgb(189, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#28bda6  rgb(40, 189, 166)  hsl(171, 65%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#3fbd28  rgb(63, 189, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#283fbd  rgb(40, 63, 189)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue