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#BF162E

#bf162e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf162e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 8.63% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.48% magenta, 75.92% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 351.48°, with 79.34% saturation and 41.76% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.1185

Complementary

  1. #bf162e
  2. #16bfa7

Split complementary

  1. #bf162e
  2. #16bf52
  3. #1682bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1682
  2. #bf162e
  3. #bf5216

Triadic

  1. #bf162e
  2. #2ebf16
  3. #162ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf162e
  2. #bfa716
  3. #16bfa7
  4. #162ebf

Square

  1. #bf162e
  2. #82bf16
  3. #16bfa7
  4. #5216bf

Monochromatic

  1. #36060d
  2. #7a0e1d
  3. #bf162e
  4. #e83952
  5. #f07e8e

Shades

#bf162e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf162e
  2. #ac1429
  3. #991225
  4. #860f20
  5. #730d1c
  6. #600b17
  7. #4c0912
  8. #39070e
  9. #260409
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf162e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf162e
  2. #c52d43
  3. #cc4558
  4. #d25c6d
  5. #d97382
  6. #df8b97
  7. #e5a2ab
  8. #ecb9c0
  9. #f2d0d5
  10. #f9e8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf162e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf162e
  2. #b92136
  3. #b22b3e
  4. #ac3647
  5. #a6404f
  6. #a04b57
  7. #99565f
  8. #936067
  9. #8d6b70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904d51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514a2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3b2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a572a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf162e {
  color: #bf162e;
}
Background
.bg-bf162e {
  background-color: #bf162e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf162e {
  border: 2px solid #bf162e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf162e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 22 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf162e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf162e, #bf5216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf162e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 22 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.93 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.93 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.35 #40e9d1 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf162e  rgb(191, 22, 46)  hsl(351, 79%, 42%)  Cardinal
#16bfa7  rgb(22, 191, 167)  hsl(171, 79%, 42%)  Light Sea Green
#2ebf16  rgb(46, 191, 22)  hsl(111, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#162ebf  rgb(22, 46, 191)  hsl(231, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue