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#BD284D

#bd284d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd284d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.84% magenta, 59.26% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.1°, 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #bd284d
  2. #28bd98

Split complementary

  1. #bd284d
  2. #28bd4d
  3. #2897bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2897
  2. #bd284d
  3. #bd4d28

Triadic

  1. #bd284d
  2. #4dbd28
  3. #284dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd284d
  2. #bd9828
  3. #28bd98
  4. #284dbd

Square

  1. #bd284d
  2. #97bd28
  3. #28bd98
  4. #4d28bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0d1a
  2. #7e1b33
  3. #bd284d
  4. #db5677
  5. #e995aa

Shades

#bd284d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd284d
  2. #aa2445
  3. #97203e
  4. #841c36
  5. #71182e
  6. #5f1427
  7. #4c101f
  8. #390c17
  9. #26080f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd284d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd284d
  2. #c43e5f
  3. #ca5371
  4. #d16982
  5. #d77e94
  6. #de94a6
  7. #e5a9b8
  8. #ebbfca
  9. #f2d4db
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd284d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd284d
  2. #b73152
  3. #b13a57
  4. #ab425c
  5. #a54b61
  6. #9f5467
  7. #985d6c
  8. #926671
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a444d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80a41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd284d {
  color: #bd284d;
}
Background
.bg-bd284d {
  background-color: #bd284d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd284d {
  border: 2px solid #bd284d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd284d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 40 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd284d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd284d, #bd4d28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd284d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 40 77 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.19 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.12 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.40 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.45 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.89 #42d7b2 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd284d  rgb(189, 40, 77)  hsl(345, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#28bd98  rgb(40, 189, 152)  hsl(165, 65%, 45%)  Mint
#4dbd28  rgb(77, 189, 40)  hsl(105, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#284dbd  rgb(40, 77, 189)  hsl(225, 65%, 45%)  Sapphire