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#BF173F

#bf173f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf173f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 9.02% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.96% magenta, 67.02% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 345.71°, with 78.5% saturation and 41.96% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.83.

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Relative luminance0.1205

Complementary

  1. #bf173f
  2. #17bf97

Split complementary

  1. #bf173f
  2. #17bf43
  3. #1793bf

Analogous

  1. #bf1793
  2. #bf173f
  3. #bf4317

Triadic

  1. #bf173f
  2. #3fbf17
  3. #173fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf173f
  2. #bf9717
  3. #17bf97
  4. #173fbf

Square

  1. #bf173f
  2. #93bf17
  3. #17bf97
  4. #4317bf

Monochromatic

  1. #360712
  2. #7b0f28
  3. #bf173f
  4. #e73b64
  5. #f07f9a

Shades

#bf173f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf173f
  2. #ac1539
  3. #991232
  4. #86102c
  5. #730e26
  6. #600c20
  7. #4c0919
  8. #390713
  9. #26050d
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf173f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf173f
  2. #c52e52
  3. #cc4565
  4. #d25d79
  5. #d9748c
  6. #df8b9f
  7. #e5a2b2
  8. #ecb9c5
  9. #f2d1d9
  10. #f9e8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf173f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf173f
  2. #b92246
  3. #b22c4c
  4. #ac3753
  5. #a64159
  6. #a04c60
  7. #995666
  8. #93616d
  9. #8d6b73
  10. #86767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904e56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4c3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786d3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a573c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf173f {
  color: #bf173f;
}
Background
.bg-bf173f {
  background-color: #bf173f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf173f {
  border: 2px solid #bf173f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf173f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 23 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf173f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf173f, #bf4317);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf173f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 23 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.83 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.14 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.77 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.06 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.91 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.91 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.75 #40e8c0 Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf173f  rgb(191, 23, 63)  hsl(346, 79%, 42%)  Cardinal
#17bf97  rgb(23, 191, 151)  hsl(166, 79%, 42%)  Mint
#3fbf17  rgb(63, 191, 23)  hsl(106, 79%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#173fbf  rgb(23, 63, 191)  hsl(226, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue