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#BF3741

#bf3741 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf3741 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 21.57% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.2% magenta, 65.97% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 355.59°, with 55.28% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.89.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #bf3741
  2. #37bfb5

Split complementary

  1. #bf3741
  2. #37bf71
  3. #3785bf

Analogous

  1. #bf3785
  2. #bf3741
  3. #bf7137

Triadic

  1. #bf3741
  2. #41bf37
  3. #3741bf

Tetradic

  1. #bf3741
  2. #bfb537
  3. #37bfb5
  4. #3741bf

Square

  1. #bf3741
  2. #85bf37
  3. #37bfb5
  4. #7137bf

Monochromatic

  1. #481519
  2. #84262d
  3. #bf3741
  4. #d56d75
  5. #e6a9ad

Shades

#bf3741 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf3741
  2. #ac323b
  3. #992c34
  4. #86272e
  5. #732127
  6. #601c21
  7. #4c161a
  8. #391114
  9. #260b0d
  10. #130607
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf3741 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf3741
  2. #c54b54
  3. #cc5f67
  4. #d2737a
  5. #d9878d
  6. #df9ba0
  7. #e5afb3
  8. #ecc3c6
  9. #f2d7d9
  10. #f9ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf3741 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf3741
  2. #b93e47
  3. #b2464e
  4. #ac4d54
  5. #a6545a
  6. #a05c61
  7. #996367
  8. #936a6d
  9. #8d7173
  10. #86797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93595c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5740 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f743d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2083c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f4c41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d613f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca233e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf3741 {
  color: #bf3741;
}
Background
.bg-bf3741 {
  background-color: #bf3741;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf3741 {
  border: 2px solid #bf3741;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf3741;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 55 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 55% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf3741 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf3741, #bf7137);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf3741 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 55 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.89 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.02 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.03 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.92 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.16 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.16 #40c8be Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf3741  rgb(191, 55, 65)  hsl(356, 55%, 48%)  Cardinal
#37bfb5  rgb(55, 191, 181)  hsl(176, 55%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#41bf37  rgb(65, 191, 55)  hsl(116, 55%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#3741bf  rgb(55, 65, 191)  hsl(236, 55%, 48%)  Persian Blue