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#BE103B

#be103b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be103b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 6.27% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.58% magenta, 68.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 345.17°, with 84.47% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.1163

Complementary

  1. #be103b
  2. #10be93

Split complementary

  1. #be103b
  2. #10be3c
  3. #1092be

Analogous

  1. #be1092
  2. #be103b
  3. #be3c10

Triadic

  1. #be103b
  2. #3bbe10
  3. #103bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be103b
  2. #be9310
  3. #10be93
  4. #103bbe

Square

  1. #be103b
  2. #92be10
  3. #10be93
  4. #3c10be

Monochromatic

  1. #31040f
  2. #770a25
  3. #be103b
  4. #ed2d5d
  5. #f37493

Shades

#be103b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be103b
  2. #ab0e35
  3. #980d2f
  4. #850b29
  5. #720a23
  6. #5f081e
  7. #4c0618
  8. #390512
  9. #26030c
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#be103b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be103b
  2. #c5284f
  3. #cb4062
  4. #d25876
  5. #d87089
  6. #df889d
  7. #e59fb1
  8. #ecb7c4
  9. #f2cfd8
  10. #f9e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be103b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be103b
  2. #b81b42
  3. #b22649
  4. #ab3250
  5. #a53d57
  6. #9f485e
  7. #995364
  8. #935e6b
  9. #8c6a72
  10. #867579
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4c53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d493b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776c36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893a3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be103b {
  color: #be103b;
}
Background
.bg-be103b {
  background-color: #be103b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be103b {
  border: 2px solid #be103b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be103b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 16 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be103b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be103b, #be3c10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be103b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 16 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.64 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.77 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.26 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.26 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.76 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 8.14 #41efc4 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be103b  rgb(190, 16, 59)  hsl(345, 84%, 40%)  Cardinal
#10be93  rgb(16, 190, 147)  hsl(165, 84%, 40%)  Mint
#3bbe10  rgb(59, 190, 16)  hsl(105, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#103bbe  rgb(16, 59, 190)  hsl(225, 84%, 40%)  Persian Blue