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#BE0940

#be0940 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be0940 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 3.53% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.26% magenta, 66.32% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 341.77°, with 90.95% saturation and 39.02% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.1151

Complementary

  1. #be0940
  2. #09be87

Split complementary

  1. #be0940
  2. #09be2d
  3. #099abe

Analogous

  1. #be099a
  2. #be0940
  3. #be2d09

Triadic

  1. #be0940
  2. #40be09
  3. #0940be

Tetradic

  1. #be0940
  2. #be8709
  3. #09be87
  4. #0940be

Square

  1. #be0940
  2. #9abe09
  3. #09be87
  4. #2d09be

Monochromatic

  1. #2c020f
  2. #750627
  3. #be0940
  4. #f41f60
  5. #f86894

Shades

#be0940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be0940
  2. #ab083a
  3. #980733
  4. #85062d
  5. #720526
  6. #5f0520
  7. #4c041a
  8. #390313
  9. #26020d
  10. #130106
  11. #000000

Tints

#be0940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be0940
  2. #c52253
  3. #cb3a66
  4. #d25379
  5. #d86b8c
  6. #df84a0
  7. #e59db3
  8. #ecb5c6
  9. #f2ced9
  10. #f9e6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be0940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be0940
  2. #b81546
  3. #b2214d
  4. #ab2d53
  5. #a5395a
  6. #9f4560
  7. #995066
  8. #935c6d
  9. #8c6873
  10. #86747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4b54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b4940 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893940 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98553d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be0940 {
  color: #be0940;
}
Background
.bg-be0940 {
  background-color: #be0940;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be0940 {
  border: 2px solid #be0940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be0940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 9 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be0940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be0940, #be2d09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be0940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 9 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.18 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.82 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.92 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.70 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.70 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.79 #41f6bf Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be0940  rgb(190, 9, 64)  hsl(342, 91%, 39%)  Cardinal
#09be87  rgb(9, 190, 135)  hsl(162, 91%, 39%)  Mint
#40be09  rgb(64, 190, 9)  hsl(102, 91%, 39%)  Kelly Green
#0940be  rgb(9, 64, 190)  hsl(222, 91%, 39%)  Persian Blue