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#BE2B46

#be2b46 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2b46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 16.86% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.37% magenta, 63.16% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 348.98°, with 63.09% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #be2b46
  2. #2bbea3

Split complementary

  1. #be2b46
  2. #2bbe5a
  3. #2b90be

Analogous

  1. #be2b90
  2. #be2b46
  3. #be5a2b

Triadic

  1. #be2b46
  2. #46be2b
  3. #2b46be

Tetradic

  1. #be2b46
  2. #bea32b
  3. #2bbea3
  4. #2b46be

Square

  1. #be2b46
  2. #90be2b
  3. #2bbea3
  4. #5a2bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #410f18
  2. #801d2f
  3. #be2b46
  4. #da5c73
  5. #e89aa8

Shades

#be2b46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2b46
  2. #ab273f
  3. #982238
  4. #851e31
  5. #721a2a
  6. #5f1623
  7. #4c111c
  8. #390d15
  9. #26090e
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2b46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2b46
  2. #c54059
  3. #cb556b
  4. #d26b7e
  5. #d88090
  6. #df95a3
  7. #e5aab5
  8. #ecbfc8
  9. #f2d5da
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2b46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2b46
  2. #b8344c
  3. #b23c52
  4. #ab4557
  5. #a54d5d
  6. #9f5663
  7. #995e69
  8. #93676f
  9. #8c6f74
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91545a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555246 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4546 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5c44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90e3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2b46 {
  color: #be2b46;
}
Background
.bg-be2b46 {
  background-color: #be2b46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2b46 {
  border: 2px solid #be2b46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2b46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 43 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2b46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2b46, #be5a2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2b46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 43 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.30 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.48 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.09 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.90 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.12 #41d4b9 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be2b46  rgb(190, 43, 70)  hsl(349, 63%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2bbea3  rgb(43, 190, 163)  hsl(169, 63%, 46%)  Mint
#46be2b  rgb(70, 190, 43)  hsl(109, 63%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2b46be  rgb(43, 70, 190)  hsl(229, 63%, 46%)  Persian Blue