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#BE092E

#be092e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be092e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 347.73°, 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 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1134

Complementary

  1. #be092e
  2. #09be99

Split complementary

  1. #be092e
  2. #09be3e
  3. #0989be

Analogous

  1. #be0989
  2. #be092e
  3. #be3e09

Triadic

  1. #be092e
  2. #2ebe09
  3. #092ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be092e
  2. #be9909
  3. #09be99
  4. #092ebe

Square

  1. #be092e
  2. #89be09
  3. #09be99
  4. #3e09be

Monochromatic

  1. #2c020b
  2. #75061c
  3. #be092e
  4. #f41f4b
  5. #f86886

Shades

#be092e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be092e
  2. #ab0829
  3. #980725
  4. #850620
  5. #72051c
  6. #5f0517
  7. #4c0412
  8. #39030e
  9. #260209
  10. #130105
  11. #000000

Tints

#be092e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be092e
  2. #c52243
  3. #cb3a58
  4. #d2536d
  5. #d86b82
  6. #df8497
  7. #e59dab
  8. #ecb5c0
  9. #f2ced5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be092e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be092e
  2. #b81536
  3. #b2213e
  4. #ab2d47
  5. #a5394f
  6. #9f4557
  7. #99505f
  8. #935c67
  9. #8c6870
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e472d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89382e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99542a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be092e {
  color: #be092e;
}
Background
.bg-be092e {
  background-color: #be092e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be092e {
  border: 2px solid #be092e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be092e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 9 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be092e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be092e, #be3e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be092e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 9 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.90 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.09 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.09 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.77 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.32 #41f6d1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be092e  rgb(190, 9, 46)  hsl(348, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#09be99  rgb(9, 190, 153)  hsl(168, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#2ebe09  rgb(46, 190, 9)  hsl(108, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#092ebe  rgb(9, 46, 190)  hsl(228, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue