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#BE062B

#be062b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be062b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 2.35% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.84% magenta, 77.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 347.93°, with 93.88% saturation and 38.43% 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 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.1125

Complementary

  1. #be062b
  2. #06be99

Split complementary

  1. #be062b
  2. #06be3d
  3. #0687be

Analogous

  1. #be0687
  2. #be062b
  3. #be3d06

Triadic

  1. #be062b
  2. #2bbe06
  3. #062bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be062b
  2. #be9906
  3. #06be99
  4. #062bbe

Square

  1. #be062b
  2. #87be06
  3. #06be99
  4. #3d06be

Monochromatic

  1. #2a0109
  2. #74041a
  3. #be062b
  4. #f81946
  5. #fa6381

Shades

#be062b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be062b
  2. #ab0527
  3. #980522
  4. #85041e
  5. #72041a
  6. #5f0316
  7. #4c0211
  8. #39020d
  9. #260109
  10. #130104
  11. #000000

Tints

#be062b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be062b
  2. #c51f40
  3. #cb3855
  4. #d2516b
  5. #d86a80
  6. #df8395
  7. #e59baa
  8. #ecb4bf
  9. #f2cdd5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be062b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be062b
  2. #b81234
  3. #b21e3c
  4. #ab2b45
  5. #a5374d
  6. #9f4356
  7. #994f5e
  8. #935b67
  9. #8c686f
  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 #8f4a4e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e472a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89372b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be062b {
  color: #be062b;
}
Background
.bg-be062b {
  background-color: #be062b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be062b {
  border: 2px solid #be062b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be062b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 6 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 94% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be062b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be062b, #be3d06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be062b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 6 43 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.47 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.28 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.84 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.84 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.38 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.77 #41f9d4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be062b  rgb(190, 6, 43)  hsl(348, 94%, 38%)  Cardinal
#06be99  rgb(6, 190, 153)  hsl(168, 94%, 38%)  Mint
#2bbe06  rgb(43, 190, 6)  hsl(108, 94%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#062bbe  rgb(6, 43, 190)  hsl(228, 94%, 38%)  Persian Blue