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#BF152F

#bf152f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf152f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 8.24% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.01% magenta, 75.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 350.82°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1182

Complementary

  1. #bf152f
  2. #15bfa5

Split complementary

  1. #bf152f
  2. #15bf50
  3. #1584bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1584
  2. #bf152f
  3. #bf5015

Triadic

  1. #bf152f
  2. #2fbf15
  3. #152fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf152f
  2. #bfa515
  3. #15bfa5
  4. #152fbf

Square

  1. #bf152f
  2. #84bf15
  3. #15bfa5
  4. #5015bf

Monochromatic

  1. #35060d
  2. #7a0d1e
  3. #bf152f
  4. #e93753
  5. #f17c8e

Shades

#bf152f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf152f
  2. #ac132a
  3. #991126
  4. #860f21
  5. #730d1c
  6. #600b18
  7. #4c0813
  8. #39060e
  9. #260409
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf152f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf152f
  2. #c52c44
  3. #cc4459
  4. #d25b6d
  5. #d97382
  6. #df8a97
  7. #e5a1ac
  8. #ecb9c1
  9. #f2d0d5
  10. #f9e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf152f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf152f
  2. #b92037
  3. #b22a3f
  4. #ac3547
  5. #a6404f
  6. #a04b58
  7. #995560
  8. #936068
  9. #8d6b70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514a2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3b2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a572b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf152f {
  color: #bf152f;
}
Background
.bg-bf152f {
  background-color: #bf152f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf152f {
  border: 2px solid #bf152f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf152f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 21 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf152f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf152f, #bf5015);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf152f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 21 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.58 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.01 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.05 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.05 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.67 #40ead0 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf152f  rgb(191, 21, 47)  hsl(351, 80%, 42%)  Cardinal
#15bfa5  rgb(21, 191, 165)  hsl(171, 80%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine
#2fbf15  rgb(47, 191, 21)  hsl(111, 80%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#152fbf  rgb(21, 47, 191)  hsl(231, 80%, 42%)  Persian Blue