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#BE002E

#be002e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be002e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 345.47°, with 100% saturation and 37.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.99.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1114

Complementary

  1. #be002e
  2. #00be90

Split complementary

  1. #be002e
  2. #00be31
  3. #008dbe

Analogous

  1. #be008d
  2. #be002e
  3. #be3100

Triadic

  1. #be002e
  2. #2ebe00
  3. #002ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be002e
  2. #be9000
  3. #00be90
  4. #002ebe

Square

  1. #be002e
  2. #8dbe00
  3. #00be90
  4. #3100be

Monochromatic

  1. #250009
  2. #71001b
  3. #be002e
  4. #ff0b46
  5. #ff5880

Shades

#be002e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be002e
  2. #ab0029
  3. #980025
  4. #850020
  5. #72001c
  6. #5f0017
  7. #4c0012
  8. #39000e
  9. #260009
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#be002e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be002e
  2. #c51a43
  3. #cb3358
  4. #d24d6d
  5. #d86682
  6. #df8097
  7. #e599ab
  8. #ecb3c0
  9. #f2ccd5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be002e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be002e
  2. #b80d36
  3. #b21a3e
  4. #ab2647
  5. #a5334f
  6. #9f4057
  7. #994d5f
  8. #935a67
  9. #8c6670
  10. #867378
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f494f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c462d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776a27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89362e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98532a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be002e {
  color: #be002e;
}
Background
.bg-be002e {
  background-color: #be002e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be002e {
  border: 2px solid #be002e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be002e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 0 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be002e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be002e, #be3100);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be002e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 0 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.99 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.27 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.31 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.22 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.25 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.56 #41ffd1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be002e  rgb(190, 0, 46)  hsl(345, 100%, 37%)  Cardinal
#00be90  rgb(0, 190, 144)  hsl(165, 100%, 37%)  Mint
#2ebe00  rgb(46, 190, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#002ebe  rgb(0, 46, 190)  hsl(225, 100%, 37%)  Persian Blue