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#BE192E

#be192e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be192e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 9.8% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.84% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 352.36°, with 76.74% saturation and 42.16% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.1184

Complementary

  1. #be192e
  2. #19bea9

Split complementary

  1. #be192e
  2. #19be56
  3. #1981be

Analogous

  1. #be1981
  2. #be192e
  3. #be5619

Triadic

  1. #be192e
  2. #2ebe19
  3. #192ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be192e
  2. #bea919
  3. #19bea9
  4. #192ebe

Square

  1. #be192e
  2. #81be19
  3. #19bea9
  4. #5619be

Monochromatic

  1. #37070d
  2. #7a101e
  3. #be192e
  4. #e63e53
  5. #ee828f

Shades

#be192e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be192e
  2. #ab1729
  3. #981425
  4. #851220
  5. #720f1c
  6. #5f0d17
  7. #4c0a12
  8. #39080e
  9. #260509
  10. #130305
  11. #000000

Tints

#be192e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be192e
  2. #c53043
  3. #cb4758
  4. #d25e6d
  5. #d87582
  6. #df8c97
  7. #e5a3ab
  8. #ecbac0
  9. #f2d1d5
  10. #f9e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be192e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be192e
  2. #b82336
  3. #b22e3e
  4. #ab3847
  5. #a5424f
  6. #9f4d57
  7. #99575f
  8. #936167
  9. #8c6b70
  10. #867678
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514a2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99572a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be192e {
  color: #be192e;
}
Background
.bg-be192e {
  background-color: #be192e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be192e {
  border: 2px solid #be192e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be192e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 25 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 77% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be192e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be192e, #be5619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be192e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 25 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.04 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.68 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.73 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.73 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.29 #41e6d1 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be192e  rgb(190, 25, 46)  hsl(352, 77%, 42%)  Cardinal
#19bea9  rgb(25, 190, 169)  hsl(172, 77%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#2ebe19  rgb(46, 190, 25)  hsl(112, 77%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#192ebe  rgb(25, 46, 190)  hsl(232, 77%, 42%)  Persian Blue