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#BE1543

#be1543 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be1543 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 8.24% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.95% magenta, 64.74% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 343.67°, with 80.09% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.1189

Complementary

  1. #be1543
  2. #15be90

Split complementary

  1. #be1543
  2. #15be3c
  3. #1597be

Analogous

  1. #be1597
  2. #be1543
  3. #be3c15

Triadic

  1. #be1543
  2. #43be15
  3. #1543be

Tetradic

  1. #be1543
  2. #be9015
  3. #15be90
  4. #1543be

Square

  1. #be1543
  2. #97be15
  3. #15be90
  4. #3c15be

Monochromatic

  1. #340612
  2. #790d2b
  3. #be1543
  4. #e93767
  5. #f07c9b

Shades

#be1543 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be1543
  2. #ab133c
  3. #981136
  4. #850f2f
  5. #720d28
  6. #5f0b22
  7. #4c081b
  8. #390614
  9. #26040d
  10. #130207
  11. #000000

Tints

#be1543 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be1543
  2. #c52c56
  3. #cb4469
  4. #d25b7b
  5. #d8738e
  6. #df8aa1
  7. #e5a1b4
  8. #ecb9c7
  9. #f2d0d9
  10. #f9e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be1543 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be1543
  2. #b82049
  3. #b22a4f
  4. #ab3555
  5. #a5405b
  6. #9f4b62
  7. #995568
  8. #93606e
  9. #8c6b74
  10. #86757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4b43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766d3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893c43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985640 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be1543 {
  color: #be1543;
}
Background
.bg-be1543 {
  background-color: #be1543;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be1543 {
  border: 2px solid #be1543;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be1543;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 21 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be1543 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be1543, #be3c15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be1543 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 21 67 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.24 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.14 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.33 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.79 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.29 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.31 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.97 #41eabc Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be1543  rgb(190, 21, 67)  hsl(344, 80%, 41%)  Cardinal
#15be90  rgb(21, 190, 144)  hsl(164, 80%, 41%)  Mint
#43be15  rgb(67, 190, 21)  hsl(104, 80%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#1543be  rgb(21, 67, 190)  hsl(224, 80%, 41%)  Persian Blue