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#BE294E

#be294e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be294e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 16.08% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.42% magenta, 58.95% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 345.1°, with 64.5% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.1308

Complementary

  1. #be294e
  2. #29be99

Split complementary

  1. #be294e
  2. #29be4e
  3. #2998be

Analogous

  1. #be2998
  2. #be294e
  3. #be4e29

Triadic

  1. #be294e
  2. #4ebe29
  3. #294ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be294e
  2. #be9929
  3. #29be99
  4. #294ebe

Square

  1. #be294e
  2. #98be29
  3. #29be99
  4. #4e29be

Monochromatic

  1. #400e1a
  2. #7f1b34
  3. #be294e
  4. #db5879
  5. #e997ac

Shades

#be294e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be294e
  2. #ab2546
  3. #98213e
  4. #851d37
  5. #72192f
  6. #5f1527
  7. #4c101f
  8. #390c17
  9. #260810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#be294e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be294e
  2. #c53e60
  3. #cb5471
  4. #d26983
  5. #d87f95
  6. #df94a7
  7. #e5a9b8
  8. #ecbfca
  9. #f2d4dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be294e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be294e
  2. #b83253
  3. #b23a58
  4. #ab435d
  5. #a54c62
  6. #9f5567
  7. #995d6c
  8. #936671
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90c42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be294e {
  color: #be294e;
}
Background
.bg-be294e {
  background-color: #be294e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be294e {
  border: 2px solid #be294e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be294e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 41 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be294e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be294e, #be4e29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be294e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 41 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.75 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.97 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.67 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.86 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.17 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.59 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.74 #41d6b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be294e  rgb(190, 41, 78)  hsl(345, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#29be99  rgb(41, 190, 153)  hsl(165, 65%, 45%)  Mint
#4ebe29  rgb(78, 190, 41)  hsl(105, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#294ebe  rgb(41, 78, 190)  hsl(225, 65%, 45%)  Sapphire