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#BF313A

#bf313a ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf313a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 19.22% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.35% magenta, 69.63% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 356.2°, with 59.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #bf313a
  2. #31bfb6

Split complementary

  1. #bf313a
  2. #31bf6f
  3. #3181bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3181
  2. #bf313a
  3. #bf6f31

Triadic

  1. #bf313a
  2. #3abf31
  3. #313abf

Tetradic

  1. #bf313a
  2. #bfb631
  3. #31bfb6
  4. #313abf

Square

  1. #bf313a
  2. #81bf31
  3. #31bfb6
  4. #6f31bf

Monochromatic

  1. #451215
  2. #822128
  3. #bf313a
  4. #d7656c
  5. #e7a2a6

Shades

#bf313a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf313a
  2. #ac2c34
  3. #99272e
  4. #862229
  5. #731d23
  6. #60191d
  7. #4c1417
  8. #390f11
  9. #260a0c
  10. #130506
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf313a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf313a
  2. #c5464e
  3. #cc5a61
  4. #d26f75
  5. #d98389
  6. #df989d
  7. #e5adb0
  8. #ecc1c4
  9. #f2d6d8
  10. #f9eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf313a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf313a
  2. #b93941
  3. #b24148
  4. #ac494f
  5. #a65156
  6. #a0595d
  7. #996064
  8. #93686b
  9. #8d7072
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935658 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5439 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4839 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1737 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf313a {
  color: #bf313a;
}
Background
.bg-bf313a {
  background-color: #bf313a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf313a {
  border: 2px solid #bf313a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf313a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 49 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf313a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf313a, #bf6f31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf313a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 49 58 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.61 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.14 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.67 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.07 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.82 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.98 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.08 #40cec5 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf313a  rgb(191, 49, 58)  hsl(356, 59%, 47%)  Cardinal
#31bfb6  rgb(49, 191, 182)  hsl(176, 59%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#3abf31  rgb(58, 191, 49)  hsl(116, 59%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#313abf  rgb(49, 58, 191)  hsl(236, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue