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#BF214D

#bf214d ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf214d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 12.94% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.72% magenta, 59.69% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 343.29°, with 70.54% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #bf214d
  2. #21bf93

Split complementary

  1. #bf214d
  2. #21bf44
  3. #219cbf

Analogous

  1. #bf219c
  2. #bf214d
  3. #bf4421

Triadic

  1. #bf214d
  2. #4dbf21
  3. #214dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf214d
  2. #bf9321
  3. #21bf93
  4. #214dbf

Square

  1. #bf214d
  2. #9cbf21
  3. #21bf93
  4. #4421bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0a18
  2. #7e1633
  3. #bf214d
  4. #e04c76
  5. #eb8ea8

Shades

#bf214d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf214d
  2. #ac1e45
  3. #991a3e
  4. #861736
  5. #73142e
  6. #601127
  7. #4c0d1f
  8. #390a17
  9. #26070f
  10. #130308
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf214d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf214d
  2. #c5375f
  3. #cc4d71
  4. #d26482
  5. #d97a94
  6. #df90a6
  7. #e5a6b8
  8. #ecbcca
  9. #f2d3db
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf214d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf214d
  2. #b92b52
  3. #b23457
  4. #ac3e5c
  5. #a64761
  6. #a05167
  7. #995a6c
  8. #936471
  9. #8d6d76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504f4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786f49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b414d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5a4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf214d {
  color: #bf214d;
}
Background
.bg-bf214d {
  background-color: #bf214d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf214d {
  border: 2px solid #bf214d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf214d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 33 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf214d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf214d, #bf4421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf214d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 33 77 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.01 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.70 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.72 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.95 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.06 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.60 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.91 #40deb2 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf214d  rgb(191, 33, 77)  hsl(343, 71%, 44%)  Cardinal
#21bf93  rgb(33, 191, 147)  hsl(163, 71%, 44%)  Mint
#4dbf21  rgb(77, 191, 33)  hsl(103, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#214dbf  rgb(33, 77, 191)  hsl(223, 71%, 44%)  Sapphire