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#BF0D2E

#bf0d2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf0d2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 5.1% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.19% magenta, 75.92% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 348.88°, with 87.25% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.8.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1156

Complementary

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #0dbf9e

Split complementary

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #0dbf45
  3. #0d87bf

Analogous

  1. #bf0d87
  2. #bf0d2e
  3. #bf450d

Triadic

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #2ebf0d
  3. #0d2ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #bf9e0d
  3. #0dbf9e
  4. #0d2ebf

Square

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #87bf0d
  3. #0dbf9e
  4. #450dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #30030b
  2. #77081d
  3. #bf0d2e
  4. #f0284d
  5. #f57088

Shades

#bf0d2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #ac0c29
  3. #990a25
  4. #860920
  5. #73081c
  6. #600717
  7. #4c0512
  8. #39040e
  9. #260309
  10. #130105
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0d2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #c52543
  3. #cc3d58
  4. #d2566d
  5. #d96e82
  6. #df8697
  7. #e59eab
  8. #ecb6c0
  9. #f2cfd5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0d2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0d2e
  2. #b91936
  3. #b2243e
  4. #ac3047
  5. #a63b4f
  6. #a04757
  7. #99525f
  8. #935e67
  9. #8d6970
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0d2e {
  color: #bf0d2e;
}
Background
.bg-bf0d2e {
  background-color: #bf0d2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0d2e {
  border: 2px solid #bf0d2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0d2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 13 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 87% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0d2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0d2e, #bf450d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0d2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 13 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.12 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.36 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.73 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.94 #40f2d1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf0d2e  rgb(191, 13, 46)  hsl(349, 87%, 40%)  Cardinal
#0dbf9e  rgb(13, 191, 158)  hsl(169, 87%, 40%)  Mint
#2ebf0d  rgb(46, 191, 13)  hsl(109, 87%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0d2ebf  rgb(13, 46, 191)  hsl(229, 87%, 40%)  Persian Blue