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#BE2D4D

#be2d4d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2d4d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 17.65% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.32% magenta, 59.47% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 346.76°, with 61.7% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1336

Complementary

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #2dbe9e

Split complementary

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #2dbe56
  3. #2d96be

Analogous

  1. #be2d96
  2. #be2d4d
  3. #be562d

Triadic

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #4dbe2d
  3. #2d4dbe

Tetradic

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #be9e2d
  3. #2dbe9e
  4. #2d4dbe

Square

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #96be2d
  3. #2dbe9e
  4. #562dbe

Monochromatic

  1. #42101b
  2. #801e34
  3. #be2d4d
  4. #d95f7a
  5. #e89cad

Shades

#be2d4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #ab2945
  3. #98243e
  4. #852036
  5. #721b2e
  6. #5f1727
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390e17
  9. #26090f
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2d4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #c5425f
  3. #cb5771
  4. #d26c82
  5. #d88194
  6. #df96a6
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ecc0ca
  9. #f2d5db
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2d4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2d4d
  2. #b83552
  3. #b23e57
  4. #ab465c
  5. #a54e61
  6. #9f5767
  7. #995f6c
  8. #936771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55534d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7149 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c474d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c91543 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2d4d {
  color: #be2d4d;
}
Background
.bg-be2d4d {
  background-color: #be2d4d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2d4d {
  border: 2px solid #be2d4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2d4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 45 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2d4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2d4d, #be562d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2d4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 45 77 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.29 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.85 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.93 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.53 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.74 #41d2b2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be2d4d  rgb(190, 45, 77)  hsl(347, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2dbe9e  rgb(45, 190, 158)  hsl(167, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#4dbe2d  rgb(77, 190, 45)  hsl(107, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2d4dbe  rgb(45, 77, 190)  hsl(227, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire