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#BF3147

#bf3147 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf3147 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.35% magenta, 62.83% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 350.7°, 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #bf3147
  2. #31bfa9

Split complementary

  1. #bf3147
  2. #31bf62
  3. #318ebf

Analogous

  1. #bf318e
  2. #bf3147
  3. #bf6231

Triadic

  1. #bf3147
  2. #47bf31
  3. #3147bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3147
  2. #bfa931
  3. #31bfa9
  4. #3147bf

Square

  1. #bf3147
  2. #8ebf31
  3. #31bfa9
  4. #6231bf

Monochromatic

  1. #45121a
  2. #822130
  3. #bf3147
  4. #d76577
  5. #e7a2ad

Shades

#bf3147 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3147
  2. #ac2c40
  3. #992739
  4. #862232
  5. #731d2b
  6. #601924
  7. #4c141c
  8. #390f15
  9. #260a0e
  10. #130507
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3147 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3147
  2. #c54659
  3. #cc5a6c
  4. #d26f7e
  5. #d98391
  6. #df98a3
  7. #e5adb5
  8. #ecc1c8
  9. #f2d6da
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3147 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3147
  2. #b9394d
  3. #b24152
  4. #ac4958
  5. #a6515e
  6. #a05964
  7. #996069
  8. #93686f
  9. #8d7075
  10. #86787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595547 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7243 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d4947 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca1a40 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3147 {
  color: #bf3147;
}
Background
.bg-bf3147 {
  background-color: #bf3147;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf3147 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3147;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3147;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 49 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 59% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3147 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3147, #bf6231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3147 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 49 71 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.46 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.92 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.65 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.80 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.87 #40ceb8 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf3147  rgb(191, 49, 71)  hsl(351, 59%, 47%)  Cardinal
#31bfa9  rgb(49, 191, 169)  hsl(171, 59%, 47%)  Light Sea Green
#47bf31  rgb(71, 191, 49)  hsl(111, 59%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#3147bf  rgb(49, 71, 191)  hsl(231, 59%, 47%)  Persian Blue