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#BD2C46

#bd2c46 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2c46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 17.25% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.72% magenta, 62.96% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 349.24°, with 62.23% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #2cbda3

Split complementary

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #2cbd5b
  3. #2c8fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd2c8f
  2. #bd2c46
  3. #bd5b2c

Triadic

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #46bd2c
  3. #2c46bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #bda32c
  3. #2cbda3
  4. #2c46bd

Square

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #8fbd2c
  3. #2cbda3
  4. #5b2cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #410f18
  2. #7f1e2f
  3. #bd2c46
  4. #d95c73
  5. #e89aa8

Shades

#bd2c46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #aa283f
  3. #972338
  4. #841f31
  5. #711a2a
  6. #5f1623
  7. #4c121c
  8. #390d15
  9. #26090e
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2c46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #c44159
  3. #ca566b
  4. #d16b7e
  5. #d78090
  6. #de96a3
  7. #e5abb5
  8. #ebc0c8
  9. #f2d5da
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2c46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2c46
  2. #b7344c
  3. #b13d52
  4. #ab4557
  5. #a54e5d
  6. #9f5663
  7. #985e69
  8. #92676f
  9. #8c6f74
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91545a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555246 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4646 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995c44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8113e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2c46 {
  color: #bd2c46;
}
Background
.bg-bd2c46 {
  background-color: #bd2c46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2c46 {
  border: 2px solid #bd2c46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2c46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 44 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2c46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2c46, #bd5b2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2c46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 44 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.27 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.35 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.60 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.04 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.18 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.25 #42d3b9 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2c46  rgb(189, 44, 70)  hsl(349, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2cbda3  rgb(44, 189, 163)  hsl(169, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#46bd2c  rgb(70, 189, 44)  hsl(109, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2c46bd  rgb(44, 70, 189)  hsl(229, 62%, 46%)  Persian Blue