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#BD2D4E

#bd2d4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2d4e 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 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.19% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 346.25°, 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1325

Complementary

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #2dbd9c

Split complementary

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #2dbd54
  3. #2d96bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2d96
  2. #bd2d4e
  3. #bd542d

Triadic

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #4ebd2d
  3. #2d4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #bd9c2d
  3. #2dbd9c
  4. #2d4ebd

Square

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #96bd2d
  3. #2dbd9c
  4. #542dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #41101b
  2. #7f1e34
  3. #bd2d4e
  4. #d95e7a
  5. #e79cad

Shades

#bd2d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #aa2946
  3. #97243e
  4. #842037
  5. #711b2f
  6. #5f1727
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390e17
  9. #260910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #c44260
  3. #ca5771
  4. #d16c83
  5. #d78195
  6. #de96a7
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ebc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2d4e
  2. #b73553
  3. #b13e58
  4. #ab465d
  5. #a54e62
  6. #9f5767
  7. #985f6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81643 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2d4e {
  color: #bd2d4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd2d4e {
  background-color: #bd2d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2d4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd2d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 45 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2d4e, #bd542d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 45 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.58 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.83 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.98 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.44 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.58 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.73 #42d2b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2d4e  rgb(189, 45, 78)  hsl(346, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2dbd9c  rgb(45, 189, 156)  hsl(166, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebd2d  rgb(78, 189, 45)  hsl(106, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2d4ebd  rgb(45, 78, 189)  hsl(226, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire