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#BF313D

#bf313d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf313d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.35% magenta, 68.06% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 354.93°, 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1361

Complementary

  1. #bf313d
  2. #31bfb3

Split complementary

  1. #bf313d
  2. #31bf6c
  3. #3184bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3184
  2. #bf313d
  3. #bf6c31

Triadic

  1. #bf313d
  2. #3dbf31
  3. #313dbf

Tetradic

  1. #bf313d
  2. #bfb331
  3. #31bfb3
  4. #313dbf

Square

  1. #bf313d
  2. #84bf31
  3. #31bfb3
  4. #6c31bf

Monochromatic

  1. #451216
  2. #82212a
  3. #bf313d
  4. #d7656f
  5. #e7a2a8

Shades

#bf313d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf313d
  2. #ac2c37
  3. #992731
  4. #86222b
  5. #731d25
  6. #60191f
  7. #4c1418
  8. #390f12
  9. #260a0c
  10. #130506
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf313d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf313d
  2. #c54650
  3. #cc5a64
  4. #d26f77
  5. #d9838b
  6. #df989e
  7. #e5adb1
  8. #ecc1c5
  9. #f2d6d8
  10. #f9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf313d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf313d
  2. #b93944
  3. #b2414a
  4. #ac4951
  5. #a65158
  6. #a0595f
  7. #996065
  8. #93686c
  9. #8d7073
  10. #867879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935659 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a543c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7239 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e483d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1839 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf313d {
  color: #bf313d;
}
Background
.bg-bf313d {
  background-color: #bf313d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf313d {
  border: 2px solid #bf313d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf313d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 49 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf313d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf313d, #bf6c31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf313d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 49 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.46 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.87 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.48 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.48 #40cec2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf313d  rgb(191, 49, 61)  hsl(355, 59%, 47%)  Cardinal
#31bfb3  rgb(49, 191, 179)  hsl(175, 59%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#3dbf31  rgb(61, 191, 49)  hsl(115, 59%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#313dbf  rgb(49, 61, 191)  hsl(235, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue