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#BF2D35

#bf2d35 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2d35 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 17.65% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.44% magenta, 72.25% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.71°, with 61.86% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1321

Complementary

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #2dbfb7

Split complementary

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #2dbf6e
  3. #2d7ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf2d7e
  2. #bf2d35
  3. #bf6e2d

Triadic

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #35bf2d
  3. #2d35bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #bfb72d
  3. #2dbfb7
  4. #2d35bf

Square

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #7ebf2d
  3. #2dbfb7
  4. #6e2dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #431013
  2. #811e24
  3. #bf2d35
  4. #d95f66
  5. #e89da1

Shades

#bf2d35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #ac2930
  3. #99242a
  4. #862025
  5. #731b20
  6. #60171b
  7. #4c1215
  8. #390e10
  9. #26090b
  10. #130505
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2d35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #c54249
  3. #cc575d
  4. #d26c72
  5. #d98186
  6. #df969a
  7. #e5abae
  8. #ecc0c2
  9. #f2d5d7
  10. #f9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2d35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2d35
  2. #b9353d
  3. #b23e44
  4. #ac464c
  5. #a64e53
  6. #a0575b
  7. #995f62
  8. #93676a
  9. #8d6f71
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925556 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595234 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4634 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5d32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb0c33 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2d35 {
  color: #bf2d35;
}
Background
.bg-bf2d35 {
  background-color: #bf2d35;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2d35 {
  border: 2px solid #bf2d35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2d35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 45 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2d35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2d35, #bf6e2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2d35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 45 53 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.07 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.87 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.04 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.40 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.49 #40d2ca Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf2d35  rgb(191, 45, 53)  hsl(357, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2dbfb7  rgb(45, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 62%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#35bf2d  rgb(53, 191, 45)  hsl(117, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2d35bf  rgb(45, 53, 191)  hsl(237, 62%, 46%)  Persian Blue