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#BE2A45

#be2a45 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2a45 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 16.47% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.89% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 349.05°, with 63.79% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #be2a45
  2. #2abea3

Split complementary

  1. #be2a45
  2. #2abe59
  3. #2a8fbe

Analogous

  1. #be2a8f
  2. #be2a45
  3. #be592a

Triadic

  1. #be2a45
  2. #45be2a
  3. #2a45be

Tetradic

  1. #be2a45
  2. #bea32a
  3. #2abea3
  4. #2a45be

Square

  1. #be2a45
  2. #8fbe2a
  3. #2abea3
  4. #592abe

Monochromatic

  1. #410e17
  2. #7f1c2e
  3. #be2a45
  4. #db5a71
  5. #e899a7

Shades

#be2a45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2a45
  2. #ab263e
  3. #982237
  4. #851d30
  5. #721929
  6. #5f1523
  7. #4c111c
  8. #390d15
  9. #26080e
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2a45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2a45
  2. #c53f58
  3. #cb556a
  4. #d26a7d
  5. #d87f8f
  6. #df95a2
  7. #e5aab5
  8. #ecbfc7
  9. #f2d4da
  10. #f9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2a45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2a45
  2. #b8334b
  3. #b23b51
  4. #ab4457
  5. #a54c5d
  6. #9f5563
  7. #995e68
  8. #93666e
  9. #8c6f74
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91535a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555145 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7041 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4545 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5c43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90b3c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2a45 {
  color: #be2a45;
}
Background
.bg-be2a45 {
  background-color: #be2a45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2a45 {
  border: 2px solid #be2a45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2a45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 42 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2a45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2a45, #be592a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2a45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 42 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.01 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.43 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.40 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.98 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.18 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.21 #41d5ba Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be2a45  rgb(190, 42, 69)  hsl(349, 64%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2abea3  rgb(42, 190, 163)  hsl(169, 64%, 45%)  Mint
#45be2a  rgb(69, 190, 42)  hsl(109, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2a45be  rgb(42, 69, 190)  hsl(229, 64%, 45%)  Persian Blue