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#BE0848

#be0848 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be0848 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.14% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.79% magenta, 62.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 338.9°, with 91.92% saturation and 38.82% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.33.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1159

Complementary

  1. #be0848
  2. #08be7e

Split complementary

  1. #be0848
  2. #08be23
  3. #08a3be

Analogous

  1. #be08a3
  2. #be0848
  3. #be2308

Triadic

  1. #be0848
  2. #48be08
  3. #0848be

Tetradic

  1. #be0848
  2. #be7e08
  3. #08be7e
  4. #0848be

Square

  1. #be0848
  2. #a3be08
  3. #08be7e
  4. #2308be

Monochromatic

  1. #2b0210
  2. #75052c
  3. #be0848
  4. #f51d69
  5. #f9669a

Shades

#be0848 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be0848
  2. #ab0741
  3. #98063a
  4. #850632
  5. #72052b
  6. #5f0424
  7. #4c031d
  8. #390216
  9. #26020e
  10. #130107
  11. #000000

Tints

#be0848 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be0848
  2. #c5215a
  3. #cb396d
  4. #d2527f
  5. #d86b91
  6. #df84a4
  7. #e59cb6
  8. #ecb5c8
  9. #f2ceda
  10. #f9e6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be0848 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be0848
  2. #b8144e
  3. #b22053
  4. #ab2c59
  5. #a5385e
  6. #9f4464
  7. #99506a
  8. #935c6f
  9. #8c6875
  10. #86747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4b57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a4949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756c43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #883948 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985545 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be0848 {
  color: #be0848;
}
Background
.bg-be0848 {
  background-color: #be0848;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be0848 {
  border: 2px solid #be0848;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be0848;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 8 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 92% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be0848 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be0848, #be2308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be0848 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 8 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.33 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.78 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.83 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.05 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.34 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 9.35 #41f7b7 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be0848  rgb(190, 8, 72)  hsl(339, 92%, 39%)  Cardinal
#08be7e  rgb(8, 190, 126)  hsl(159, 92%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#48be08  rgb(72, 190, 8)  hsl(99, 92%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#0848be  rgb(8, 72, 190)  hsl(219, 92%, 39%)  Cobalt Blue