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#BF2F37

#bf2f37 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2f37 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 18.43% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.39% magenta, 71.2% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 60.5% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #2fbfb7

Split complementary

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #2fbf6f
  3. #2f7fbf

Analogous

  1. #bf2f7f
  2. #bf2f37
  3. #bf6f2f

Triadic

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #37bf2f
  3. #2f37bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #bfb72f
  3. #2fbfb7
  4. #2f37bf

Square

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #7fbf2f
  3. #2fbfb7
  4. #6f2fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #441114
  2. #822025
  3. #bf2f37
  4. #d86269
  5. #e8a0a4

Shades

#bf2f37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #ac2a32
  3. #99262c
  4. #862127
  5. #731c21
  6. #60181c
  7. #4c1316
  8. #390e11
  9. #26090b
  10. #130506
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2f37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #c5444b
  3. #cc595f
  4. #d26d73
  5. #d98287
  6. #df979b
  7. #e5acaf
  8. #ecc1c3
  9. #f2d5d7
  10. #f9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2f37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2f37
  2. #b9373e
  3. #b23f46
  4. #ac474d
  5. #a64f54
  6. #a0585c
  7. #996063
  8. #93686a
  9. #8d7071
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925557 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5336 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5e34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1235 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2f37 {
  color: #bf2f37;
}
Background
.bg-bf2f37 {
  background-color: #bf2f37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2f37 {
  border: 2px solid #bf2f37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2f37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 47 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 61% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2f37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2f37, #bf6f2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2f37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 47 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.91 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.82 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.25 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.37 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.72 #40d0c8 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf2f37  rgb(191, 47, 55)  hsl(357, 61%, 47%)  Cardinal
#2fbfb7  rgb(47, 191, 183)  hsl(177, 61%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#37bf2f  rgb(55, 191, 47)  hsl(117, 61%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2f37bf  rgb(47, 55, 191)  hsl(237, 61%, 47%)  Persian Blue