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#BF274D

#bf274d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf274d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.58% magenta, 59.69% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 345°, 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.5.

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Relative luminance0.1306

Complementary

  1. #bf274d
  2. #27bf99

Split complementary

  1. #bf274d
  2. #27bf4d
  3. #2799bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2799
  2. #bf274d
  3. #bf4d27

Triadic

  1. #bf274d
  2. #4dbf27
  3. #274dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf274d
  2. #bf9927
  3. #27bf99
  4. #274dbf

Square

  1. #bf274d
  2. #99bf27
  3. #27bf99
  4. #4d27bf

Monochromatic

  1. #400d1a
  2. #7f1a33
  3. #bf274d
  4. #dc5678
  5. #e996ab

Shades

#bf274d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf274d
  2. #ac2345
  3. #991f3e
  4. #861b36
  5. #73172e
  6. #601427
  7. #4c101f
  8. #390c17
  9. #26080f
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf274d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf274d
  2. #c53d5f
  3. #cc5271
  4. #d26882
  5. #d97d94
  6. #df93a6
  7. #e5a9b8
  8. #ecbeca
  9. #f2d4db
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf274d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf274d
  2. #b93052
  3. #b23957
  4. #ac425c
  5. #a64b61
  6. #a05467
  7. #995c6c
  8. #936571
  9. #8d6e76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53514d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #797049 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b444d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5c4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0541 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf274d {
  color: #bf274d;
}
Background
.bg-bf274d {
  background-color: #bf274d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf274d {
  border: 2px solid #bf274d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf274d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 39 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf274d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf274d, #bf4d27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf274d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 39 77 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.50 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.95 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.66 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.81 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.27 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.62 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.69 #40d8b2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf274d  rgb(191, 39, 77)  hsl(345, 66%, 45%)  Cardinal
#27bf99  rgb(39, 191, 153)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#4dbf27  rgb(77, 191, 39)  hsl(105, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#274dbf  rgb(39, 77, 191)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire