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#BE092B

#be092b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be092b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.53% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 77.37% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 348.73°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.1132

Complementary

  1. #be092b
  2. #09be9c

Split complementary

  1. #be092b
  2. #09be42
  3. #0985be

Analogous

  1. #be0985
  2. #be092b
  3. #be4209

Triadic

  1. #be092b
  2. #2bbe09
  3. #092bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be092b
  2. #be9c09
  3. #09be9c
  4. #092bbe

Square

  1. #be092b
  2. #85be09
  3. #09be9c
  4. #4209be

Monochromatic

  1. #2c020a
  2. #75061a
  3. #be092b
  4. #f41f47
  5. #f86883

Shades

#be092b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be092b
  2. #ab0827
  3. #980722
  4. #85061e
  5. #72051a
  6. #5f0516
  7. #4c0411
  8. #39030d
  9. #260209
  10. #130104
  11. #000000

Tints

#be092b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be092b
  2. #c52240
  3. #cb3a55
  4. #d2536b
  5. #d86b80
  6. #df8495
  7. #e59daa
  8. #ecb5bf
  9. #f2ced5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be092b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be092b
  2. #b81534
  3. #b2213c
  4. #ab2d45
  5. #a5394d
  6. #9f4556
  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 #4e472a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89382a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be092b {
  color: #be092b;
}
Background
.bg-be092b {
  background-color: #be092b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be092b {
  border: 2px solid #be092b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be092b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 9 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be092b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be092b, #be4209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be092b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 9 43 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.48 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.16 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.79 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.79 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.10 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.63 #41f6d4 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be092b  rgb(190, 9, 43)  hsl(349, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#09be9c  rgb(9, 190, 156)  hsl(169, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#2bbe09  rgb(43, 190, 9)  hsl(109, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#092bbe  rgb(9, 43, 190)  hsl(229, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue