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#BD2D37

#bd2d37 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2d37 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 17.65% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.19% magenta, 70.9% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 355.83°, with 61.54% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #2dbdb3

Split complementary

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #2dbd6b
  3. #2d7fbd

Analogous

  1. #bd2d7f
  2. #bd2d37
  3. #bd6b2d

Triadic

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #37bd2d
  3. #2d37bd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #bdb32d
  3. #2dbdb3
  4. #2d37bd

Square

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #7fbd2d
  3. #2dbdb3
  4. #6b2dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #411013
  2. #7f1e25
  3. #bd2d37
  4. #d95e66
  5. #e79ca1

Shades

#bd2d37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #aa2932
  3. #97242c
  4. #842027
  5. #711b21
  6. #5f171c
  7. #4c1216
  8. #390e11
  9. #26090b
  10. #130506
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2d37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #c4424b
  3. #ca575f
  4. #d16c73
  5. #d78187
  6. #de969b
  7. #e5abaf
  8. #ebc0c3
  9. #f2d5d7
  10. #f8eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2d37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2d37
  2. #b7353e
  3. #b13e46
  4. #ab464d
  5. #a54e54
  6. #9f575c
  7. #985f63
  8. #92676a
  9. #8c6f71
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915456 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585136 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7032 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4536 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5c34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90f34 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2d37 {
  color: #bd2d37;
}
Background
.bg-bd2d37 {
  background-color: #bd2d37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2d37 {
  border: 2px solid #bd2d37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2d37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 45 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2d37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2d37, #bd6b2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2d37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 45 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.50 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.52 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.67 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.13 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.34 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.34 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.55 #42d2c8 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2d37  rgb(189, 45, 55)  hsl(356, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2dbdb3  rgb(45, 189, 179)  hsl(176, 62%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#37bd2d  rgb(55, 189, 45)  hsl(116, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2d37bd  rgb(45, 55, 189)  hsl(236, 62%, 46%)  Persian Blue