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#BF1F4E

#bf1f4e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf1f4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 12.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.77% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 342.38°, with 72.07% saturation and 43.53% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.1261

Complementary

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #1fbf90

Split complementary

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #1fbf40
  3. #1f9ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf1f9e
  2. #bf1f4e
  3. #bf401f

Triadic

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #4ebf1f
  3. #1f4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #bf901f
  3. #1fbf90
  4. #1f4ebf

Square

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #9ebf1f
  3. #1fbf90
  4. #401fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0a18
  2. #7d1433
  3. #bf1f4e
  4. #e14976
  5. #ec8ba7

Shades

#bf1f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #ac1c46
  3. #99193e
  4. #861637
  5. #73132f
  6. #601027
  7. #4c0c1f
  8. #390917
  9. #260610
  10. #130308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf1f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #c53560
  3. #cc4c71
  4. #d26283
  5. #d97995
  6. #df8fa7
  7. #e5a5b8
  8. #ecbcca
  9. #f2d2dc
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf1f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf1f4e
  2. #b92953
  3. #b23258
  4. #ac3c5d
  5. #a64662
  6. #a05067
  7. #99596c
  8. #936371
  9. #8d6d76
  10. #86767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91505c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4f4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776f4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a414e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99594c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf1f4e {
  color: #bf1f4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf1f4e {
  background-color: #bf1f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf1f4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf1f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf1f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 31 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf1f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf1f4e, #bf401f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf1f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 31 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.46 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.67 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.80 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.96 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.05 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.95 #40e0b1 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf1f4e  rgb(191, 31, 78)  hsl(342, 72%, 44%)  Cardinal
#1fbf90  rgb(31, 191, 144)  hsl(162, 72%, 44%)  Mint
#4ebf1f  rgb(78, 191, 31)  hsl(102, 72%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#1f4ebf  rgb(31, 78, 191)  hsl(222, 72%, 44%)  Sapphire