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#BE052E

#be052e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be052e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 1.96% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.37% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 346.7°, with 94.87% saturation and 38.24% 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 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1125

Complementary

  1. #be052e
  2. #05be95

Split complementary

  1. #be052e
  2. #05be38
  3. #058bbe

Analogous

  1. #be058b
  2. #be052e
  3. #be3805

Triadic

  1. #be052e
  2. #2ebe05
  3. #052ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be052e
  2. #be9505
  3. #05be95
  4. #052ebe

Square

  1. #be052e
  2. #8bbe05
  3. #05be95
  4. #3805be

Monochromatic

  1. #29010a
  2. #73031c
  3. #be052e
  4. #f91749
  5. #fb6183

Shades

#be052e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be052e
  2. #ab0529
  3. #980425
  4. #850420
  5. #72031c
  6. #5f0317
  7. #4c0212
  8. #39020e
  9. #260109
  10. #130105
  11. #000000

Tints

#be052e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be052e
  2. #c51e43
  3. #cb3758
  4. #d2506d
  5. #d86982
  6. #df8297
  7. #e59bab
  8. #ecb4c0
  9. #f2cdd5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be052e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be052e
  2. #b81136
  3. #b21e3e
  4. #ab2a47
  5. #a5364f
  6. #9f4357
  7. #994f5f
  8. #935b67
  9. #8c6770
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d472d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89372e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99542a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be052e {
  color: #be052e;
}
Background
.bg-be052e {
  background-color: #be052e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be052e {
  border: 2px solid #be052e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be052e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 5 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 95% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be052e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be052e, #be3805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be052e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 5 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.06 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.18 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.97 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.05 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.51 #41fad1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be052e  rgb(190, 5, 46)  hsl(347, 95%, 38%)  Cardinal
#05be95  rgb(5, 190, 149)  hsl(167, 95%, 38%)  Mint
#2ebe05  rgb(46, 190, 5)  hsl(107, 95%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#052ebe  rgb(5, 46, 190)  hsl(227, 95%, 38%)  Persian Blue