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#BE174B

#be174b ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be174b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.89% magenta, 60.53% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 341.32°, 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 6.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.1207

Complementary

  1. #be174b
  2. #17be8a

Split complementary

  1. #be174b
  2. #17be37
  3. #179ebe

Analogous

  1. #be179e
  2. #be174b
  3. #be3717

Triadic

  1. #be174b
  2. #4bbe17
  3. #174bbe

Tetradic

  1. #be174b
  2. #be8a17
  3. #17be8a
  4. #174bbe

Square

  1. #be174b
  2. #9ebe17
  3. #17be8a
  4. #3717be

Monochromatic

  1. #350615
  2. #7a0f30
  3. #be174b
  4. #e73a70
  5. #ef7fa2

Shades

#be174b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be174b
  2. #ab1544
  3. #98123c
  4. #851035
  5. #720e2d
  6. #5f0c26
  7. #4c091e
  8. #390717
  9. #26050f
  10. #130208
  11. #000000

Tints

#be174b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be174b
  2. #c52e5d
  3. #cb456f
  4. #d25d81
  5. #d87493
  6. #df8ba5
  7. #e5a2b7
  8. #ecb9c9
  9. #f2d1db
  10. #f9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be174b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be174b
  2. #b82250
  3. #b22c56
  4. #ab375b
  5. #a54160
  6. #9f4c66
  7. #99566b
  8. #936170
  9. #8c6b75
  10. #86767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.15:1 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 #4c4c4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766d47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #893d4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985748 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c9003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be174b {
  color: #be174b;
}
Background
.bg-be174b {
  background-color: #be174b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be174b {
  border: 2px solid #be174b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be174b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 23 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be174b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be174b, #be3717);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be174b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 23 75 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.34 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.17 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.28 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.41 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.68 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.68 #41e8b4 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be174b  rgb(190, 23, 75)  hsl(341, 78%, 42%)  Cardinal
#17be8a  rgb(23, 190, 138)  hsl(161, 78%, 42%)  Mint
#4bbe17  rgb(75, 190, 23)  hsl(101, 78%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#174bbe  rgb(23, 75, 190)  hsl(221, 78%, 42%)  Sapphire