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#BF232F

#bf232f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf232f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 13.73% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.68% magenta, 75.39% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 355.38°, with 69.03% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #bf232f
  2. #23bfb3

Split complementary

  1. #bf232f
  2. #23bf65
  3. #237dbf

Analogous

  1. #bf237d
  2. #bf232f
  3. #bf6523

Triadic

  1. #bf232f
  2. #2fbf23
  3. #232fbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf232f
  2. #bfb323
  3. #23bfb3
  4. #232fbf

Square

  1. #bf232f
  2. #7dbf23
  3. #23bfb3
  4. #6523bf

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0b0f
  2. #7e171f
  3. #bf232f
  4. #df505b
  5. #eb9097

Shades

#bf232f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf232f
  2. #ac202a
  3. #991c26
  4. #861921
  5. #73151c
  6. #601218
  7. #4c0e13
  8. #390b0e
  9. #260709
  10. #130405
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf232f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf232f
  2. #c53944
  3. #cc4f59
  4. #d2656d
  5. #d97b82
  6. #df9197
  7. #e5a7ac
  8. #ecbdc1
  9. #f2d3d5
  10. #f9e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf232f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf232f
  2. #b92c37
  3. #b2363f
  4. #ac3f47
  5. #a6484f
  6. #a05258
  7. #995b60
  8. #936468
  9. #8d6d70
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915153 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554e2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6f29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c412e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5a2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf232f {
  color: #bf232f;
}
Background
.bg-bf232f {
  background-color: #bf232f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf232f {
  border: 2px solid #bf232f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf232f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 35 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 69% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf232f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf232f, #bf6523);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf232f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 35 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.42 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.33 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.48 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.91 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.92 #40dcd0 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf232f  rgb(191, 35, 47)  hsl(355, 69%, 44%)  Cardinal
#23bfb3  rgb(35, 191, 179)  hsl(175, 69%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#2fbf23  rgb(47, 191, 35)  hsl(115, 69%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#232fbf  rgb(35, 47, 191)  hsl(235, 69%, 44%)  Persian Blue