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#BF273A

#bf273a ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf273a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 15.29% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.58% magenta, 69.63% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 352.5°, with 66.09% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.06.

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Relative luminance0.1283

Complementary

  1. #bf273a
  2. #27bfac

Split complementary

  1. #bf273a
  2. #27bf60
  3. #2786bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2786
  2. #bf273a
  3. #bf6027

Triadic

  1. #bf273a
  2. #3abf27
  3. #273abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf273a
  2. #bfac27
  3. #27bfac
  4. #273abf

Square

  1. #bf273a
  2. #86bf27
  3. #27bfac
  4. #6027bf

Monochromatic

  1. #400d13
  2. #7f1a27
  3. #bf273a
  4. #dc5667
  5. #e996a0

Shades

#bf273a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf273a
  2. #ac2334
  3. #991f2e
  4. #861b29
  5. #731723
  6. #60141d
  7. #4c1017
  8. #390c11
  9. #26080c
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf273a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf273a
  2. #c53d4e
  3. #cc5261
  4. #d26875
  5. #d97d89
  6. #df939d
  7. #e5a9b0
  8. #ecbec4
  9. #f2d4d8
  10. #f9e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf273a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf273a
  2. #b93041
  3. #b23948
  4. #ac424f
  5. #a64b56
  6. #a0545d
  7. #995c64
  8. #93656b
  9. #8d6e72
  10. #867779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925256 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565039 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c433a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5b37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf273a {
  color: #bf273a;
}
Background
.bg-bf273a {
  background-color: #bf273a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf273a {
  border: 2px solid #bf273a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf273a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 39 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf273a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf273a, #bf6027);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf273a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 39 58 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.06 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.71 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.82 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.13 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.33 #40d8c5 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf273a  rgb(191, 39, 58)  hsl(353, 66%, 45%)  Cardinal
#27bfac  rgb(39, 191, 172)  hsl(173, 66%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#3abf27  rgb(58, 191, 39)  hsl(113, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#273abf  rgb(39, 58, 191)  hsl(233, 66%, 45%)  Persian Blue