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#BD294D

#bd294d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd294d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 16.08% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.31% magenta, 59.26% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.41°, with 64.35% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.1294

Complementary

  1. #bd294d
  2. #29bd99

Split complementary

  1. #bd294d
  2. #29bd4f
  3. #2997bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2997
  2. #bd294d
  3. #bd4f29

Triadic

  1. #bd294d
  2. #4dbd29
  3. #294dbd

Tetradic

  1. #bd294d
  2. #bd9929
  3. #29bd99
  4. #294dbd

Square

  1. #bd294d
  2. #97bd29
  3. #29bd99
  4. #4f29bd

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0e1a
  2. #7e1b33
  3. #bd294d
  4. #db5878
  5. #e897ab

Shades

#bd294d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd294d
  2. #aa2545
  3. #97213e
  4. #841d36
  5. #71192e
  6. #5f1527
  7. #4c101f
  8. #390c17
  9. #26080f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd294d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd294d
  2. #c43e5f
  3. #ca5471
  4. #d16982
  5. #d77f94
  6. #de94a6
  7. #e5a9b8
  8. #ebbfca
  9. #f2d4db
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd294d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd294d
  2. #b73252
  3. #b13a57
  4. #ab435c
  5. #a54c61
  6. #9f5567
  7. #985d6c
  8. #926671
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53514d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a454d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995b4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c80d42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd294d {
  color: #bd294d;
}
Background
.bg-bd294d {
  background-color: #bd294d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd294d {
  border: 2px solid #bd294d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd294d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 41 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd294d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd294d, #bd4f29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd294d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 41 77 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.05 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.11 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.45 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.47 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.84 #42d6b2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd294d  rgb(189, 41, 77)  hsl(345, 64%, 45%)  Cardinal
#29bd99  rgb(41, 189, 153)  hsl(165, 64%, 45%)  Mint
#4dbd29  rgb(77, 189, 41)  hsl(105, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#294dbd  rgb(41, 77, 189)  hsl(225, 64%, 45%)  Sapphire