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#BE264F

#be264f ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be264f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 14.9% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 58.42% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 343.82°, with 66.67% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.3.

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Relative luminance0.129

Complementary

  1. #be264f
  2. #26be95

Split complementary

  1. #be264f
  2. #26be49
  3. #269bbe

Analogous

  1. #be269b
  2. #be264f
  3. #be4926

Triadic

  1. #be264f
  2. #4fbe26
  3. #264fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be264f
  2. #be9526
  3. #26be95
  4. #264fbe

Square

  1. #be264f
  2. #9bbe26
  3. #26be95
  4. #4926be

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0d1a
  2. #7e1934
  3. #be264f
  4. #dd5479
  5. #ea94ab

Shades

#be264f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be264f
  2. #ab2247
  3. #981e3f
  4. #851b37
  5. #72172f
  6. #5f1328
  7. #4c0f20
  8. #390b18
  9. #260810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#be264f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be264f
  2. #c53c61
  3. #cb5172
  4. #d26784
  5. #d87d95
  6. #df93a7
  7. #e5a8b9
  8. #ecbeca
  9. #f2d4dc
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be264f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be264f
  2. #b82f54
  3. #b23859
  4. #ab415e
  5. #a54a63
  6. #9f5368
  7. #995c6c
  8. #936571
  9. #8c6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91525d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #515150 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78704b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a434f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995b4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90442 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be264f {
  color: #be264f;
}
Background
.bg-be264f {
  background-color: #be264f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be264f {
  border: 2px solid #be264f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be264f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 38 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be264f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be264f, #be4926);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be264f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 38 79 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.30 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.51 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.59 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.81 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.87 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.68 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.84 #41d9b0 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be264f  rgb(190, 38, 79)  hsl(344, 67%, 45%)  Cardinal
#26be95  rgb(38, 190, 149)  hsl(164, 67%, 45%)  Mint
#4fbe26  rgb(79, 190, 38)  hsl(104, 67%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#264fbe  rgb(38, 79, 190)  hsl(224, 67%, 45%)  Sapphire