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#BE174A

#be174a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be174a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 9.02% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.89% magenta, 61.05% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 341.68°, with 78.4% saturation and 41.76% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #be174a
  2. #17be8b

Split complementary

  1. #be174a
  2. #17be38
  3. #179dbe

Analogous

  1. #be179d
  2. #be174a
  3. #be3817

Triadic

  1. #be174a
  2. #4abe17
  3. #174abe

Tetradic

  1. #be174a
  2. #be8b17
  3. #17be8b
  4. #174abe

Square

  1. #be174a
  2. #9dbe17
  3. #17be8b
  4. #3817be

Monochromatic

  1. #350615
  2. #7a0f2f
  3. #be174a
  4. #e73a6f
  5. #ef7fa1

Shades

#be174a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be174a
  2. #ab1543
  3. #98123b
  4. #851034
  5. #720e2c
  6. #5f0c25
  7. #4c091e
  8. #390716
  9. #26050f
  10. #130207
  11. #000000

Tints

#be174a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be174a
  2. #c52e5c
  3. #cb456e
  4. #d25d80
  5. #d87492
  6. #df8ba5
  7. #e5a2b7
  8. #ecb9c9
  9. #f2d1db
  10. #f9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be174a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be174a
  2. #b8224f
  3. #b22c55
  4. #ab375a
  5. #a54160
  6. #9f4c65
  7. #99566a
  8. #936170
  9. #8c6b75
  10. #86767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904e59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4c4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766d46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985747 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be174a {
  color: #be174a;
}
Background
.bg-be174a {
  background-color: #be174a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be174a {
  border: 2px solid #be174a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be174a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 23 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be174a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be174a, #be3817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be174a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 23 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.06 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.01 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.37 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.58 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.59 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.62 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.74 #41e8b5 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be174a  rgb(190, 23, 74)  hsl(342, 78%, 42%)  Cardinal
#17be8b  rgb(23, 190, 139)  hsl(162, 78%, 42%)  Mint
#4abe17  rgb(74, 190, 23)  hsl(102, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#174abe  rgb(23, 74, 190)  hsl(222, 78%, 42%)  Cobalt Blue