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#BE012F

#be012f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be012f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 0.39% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.47% magenta, 75.26% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 345.4°, with 98.95% saturation and 37.45% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1117

Complementary

  1. #be012f
  2. #01be90

Split complementary

  1. #be012f
  2. #01be32
  3. #018dbe

Analogous

  1. #be018d
  2. #be012f
  3. #be3201

Triadic

  1. #be012f
  2. #2fbe01
  3. #012fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be012f
  2. #be9001
  3. #01be90
  4. #012fbe

Square

  1. #be012f
  2. #8dbe01
  3. #01be90
  4. #3201be

Monochromatic

  1. #260009
  2. #72011c
  3. #be012f
  4. #fe0e48
  5. #fe5a82

Shades

#be012f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be012f
  2. #ab012a
  3. #980126
  4. #850121
  5. #72011c
  6. #5f0118
  7. #4c0013
  8. #39000e
  9. #260009
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#be012f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be012f
  2. #c51a44
  3. #cb3459
  4. #d24d6d
  5. #d86782
  6. #df8097
  7. #e599ac
  8. #ecb3c1
  9. #f2ccd5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be012f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be012f
  2. #b80e37
  3. #b21a3f
  4. #ab2747
  5. #a5344f
  6. #9f4158
  7. #994d60
  8. #935a68
  9. #8c6770
  10. #867378
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.49:1 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 #4c462f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89362f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98542b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be012f {
  color: #be012f;
}
Background
.bg-be012f {
  background-color: #be012f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be012f {
  border: 2px solid #be012f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be012f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 1 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 99% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be012f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be012f, #be3201);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be012f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 1 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.84 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.42 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.42 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.48 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.37 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.44 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.48 #41fed0 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be012f  rgb(190, 1, 47)  hsl(345, 99%, 37%)  Cardinal
#01be90  rgb(1, 190, 144)  hsl(165, 99%, 37%)  Mint
#2fbe01  rgb(47, 190, 1)  hsl(105, 99%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#012fbe  rgb(1, 47, 190)  hsl(225, 99%, 37%)  Persian Blue