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#BF2B4E

#bf2b4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.49% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 345.81°, with 63.25% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #2bbf9c

Split complementary

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #2bbf52
  3. #2b98bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2b98
  2. #bf2b4e
  3. #bf522b

Triadic

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #4ebf2b
  3. #2b4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #bf9c2b
  3. #2bbf9c
  4. #2b4ebf

Square

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #98bf2b
  3. #2bbf9c
  4. #522bbf

Monochromatic

  1. #420f1b
  2. #811d34
  3. #bf2b4e
  4. #da5c7a
  5. #e89bad

Shades

#bf2b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #ac2746
  3. #99223e
  4. #861e37
  5. #731a2f
  6. #601627
  7. #4c111f
  8. #390d17
  9. #260910
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #c54060
  3. #cc5571
  4. #d26b83
  5. #d98095
  6. #df95a7
  7. #e5aab8
  8. #ecbfca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2b4e
  2. #b93453
  3. #b23c58
  4. #ac455d
  5. #a64d62
  6. #a05667
  7. #995e6c
  8. #936771
  9. #8d6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca1043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2b4e {
  color: #bf2b4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf2b4e {
  background-color: #bf2b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2b4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf2b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2b4e, #bf522b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.49 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.67 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.24 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.34 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.93 #40d4b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf2b4e  rgb(191, 43, 78)  hsl(346, 63%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2bbf9c  rgb(43, 191, 156)  hsl(166, 63%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebf2b  rgb(78, 191, 43)  hsl(106, 63%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2b4ebf  rgb(43, 78, 191)  hsl(226, 63%, 46%)  Sapphire