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#BE082C

#be082c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be082c is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.14% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.79% magenta, 76.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 348.13°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.113

Complementary

  1. #be082c
  2. #08be9a

Split complementary

  1. #be082c
  2. #08be3f
  3. #0887be

Analogous

  1. #be0887
  2. #be082c
  3. #be3f08

Triadic

  1. #be082c
  2. #2cbe08
  3. #082cbe

Tetradic

  1. #be082c
  2. #be9a08
  3. #08be9a
  4. #082cbe

Square

  1. #be082c
  2. #87be08
  3. #08be9a
  4. #3f08be

Monochromatic

  1. #2b020a
  2. #75051b
  3. #be082c
  4. #f51d48
  5. #f96683

Shades

#be082c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be082c
  2. #ab0728
  3. #980623
  4. #85061f
  5. #72051a
  6. #5f0416
  7. #4c0312
  8. #39020d
  9. #260209
  10. #130104
  11. #000000

Tints

#be082c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be082c
  2. #c52141
  3. #cb3956
  4. #d2526b
  5. #d86b80
  6. #df8496
  7. #e59cab
  8. #ecb5c0
  9. #f2ced5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be082c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be082c
  2. #b81434
  3. #b2203d
  4. #ab2c45
  5. #a5384e
  6. #9f4456
  7. #99505e
  8. #935c67
  9. #8c686f
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e472b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89382c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995428 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be082c {
  color: #be082c;
}
Background
.bg-be082c {
  background-color: #be082c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be082c {
  border: 2px solid #be082c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be082c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 8 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be082c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be082c, #be3f08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be082c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 8 44 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.44 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.89 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.89 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.90 #41f7d3 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be082c  rgb(190, 8, 44)  hsl(348, 92%, 39%)  Cardinal
#08be9a  rgb(8, 190, 154)  hsl(168, 92%, 39%)  Mint
#2cbe08  rgb(44, 190, 8)  hsl(108, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#082cbe  rgb(8, 44, 190)  hsl(228, 92%, 39%)  Persian Blue