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#BF274E

#bf274e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf274e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 15.29% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.58% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 344.61°, with 66.09% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.1308

Complementary

  1. #bf274e
  2. #27bf98

Split complementary

  1. #bf274e
  2. #27bf4c
  3. #279abf

Analogous

  1. #bf279a
  2. #bf274e
  3. #bf4c27

Triadic

  1. #bf274e
  2. #4ebf27
  3. #274ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf274e
  2. #bf9827
  3. #27bf98
  4. #274ebf

Square

  1. #bf274e
  2. #9abf27
  3. #27bf98
  4. #4c27bf

Monochromatic

  1. #400d1a
  2. #7f1a34
  3. #bf274e
  4. #dc5679
  5. #e996ab

Shades

#bf274e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf274e
  2. #ac2346
  3. #991f3e
  4. #861b37
  5. #73172f
  6. #601427
  7. #4c101f
  8. #390c17
  9. #260810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf274e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf274e
  2. #c53d60
  3. #cc5271
  4. #d26883
  5. #d97d95
  6. #df93a7
  7. #e5a9b8
  8. #ecbeca
  9. #f2d4dc
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf274e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf274e
  2. #b93053
  3. #b23958
  4. #ac425d
  5. #a64b62
  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 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b444e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0642 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf274e {
  color: #bf274e;
}
Background
.bg-bf274e {
  background-color: #bf274e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf274e {
  border: 2px solid #bf274e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf274e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 39 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf274e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf274e, #bf4c27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf274e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 39 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.03 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.53 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.83 #40d8b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf274e  rgb(191, 39, 78)  hsl(345, 66%, 45%)  Cardinal
#27bf98  rgb(39, 191, 152)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Mint
#4ebf27  rgb(78, 191, 39)  hsl(105, 66%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#274ebf  rgb(39, 78, 191)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire