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#BF0F2E

#bf0f2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf0f2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 5.88% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.15% magenta, 75.92% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 349.43°, with 85.44% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1162

Complementary

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #0fbfa0

Split complementary

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #0fbf48
  3. #0f86bf

Analogous

  1. #bf0f86
  2. #bf0f2e
  3. #bf480f

Triadic

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #2ebf0f
  3. #0f2ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #bfa00f
  3. #0fbfa0
  4. #0f2ebf

Square

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #86bf0f
  3. #0fbfa0
  4. #480fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #31040c
  2. #78091d
  3. #bf0f2e
  4. #ee2c4e
  5. #f4738a

Shades

#bf0f2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #ac0e29
  3. #990c25
  4. #860b20
  5. #73091c
  6. #600817
  7. #4c0612
  8. #39050e
  9. #260309
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf0f2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #c52743
  3. #cc3f58
  4. #d2576d
  5. #d96f82
  6. #df8797
  7. #e59fab
  8. #ecb7c0
  9. #f2cfd5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf0f2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf0f2e
  2. #b91a36
  3. #b2263e
  4. #ac3147
  5. #a63c4f
  6. #a04857
  7. #99535f
  8. #935e67
  9. #8d6970
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904c50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f492d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a562a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf0f2e {
  color: #bf0f2e;
}
Background
.bg-bf0f2e {
  background-color: #bf0f2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf0f2e {
  border: 2px solid #bf0f2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf0f2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 15 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf0f2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf0f2e, #bf480f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf0f2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 15 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.81 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.07 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.07 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.24 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.65 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.82 #40f0d1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf0f2e  rgb(191, 15, 46)  hsl(349, 85%, 40%)  Cardinal
#0fbfa0  rgb(15, 191, 160)  hsl(169, 85%, 40%)  Mint
#2ebf0f  rgb(46, 191, 15)  hsl(109, 85%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0f2ebf  rgb(15, 46, 191)  hsl(229, 85%, 40%)  Persian Blue