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#B42E4E

#b42e4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b42e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.44% magenta, 56.67% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 345.67°, with 59.29% saturation and 44.31% 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 6.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.71.

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Relative luminance0.1221

Complementary

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #2eb494

Split complementary

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #2eb451
  3. #2e91b4

Analogous

  1. #b42e91
  2. #b42e4e
  3. #b4512e

Triadic

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #4eb42e
  3. #2e4eb4

Tetradic

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #b4942e
  3. #2eb494
  4. #2e4eb4

Square

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #91b42e
  3. #2eb494
  4. #512eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0f19
  2. #771e34
  3. #b42e4e
  4. #d55a77
  5. #e497a9

Shades

#b42e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #a22946
  3. #90253e
  4. #7e2037
  5. #6c1c2f
  6. #5a1727
  7. #48121f
  8. #360e17
  9. #240910
  10. #120508
  11. #000000

Tints

#b42e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #bc4360
  3. #c35871
  4. #cb6d83
  5. #d28295
  6. #da97a7
  7. #e1abb8
  8. #e9c0ca
  9. #f0d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b42e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b42e4e
  2. #af3653
  3. #aa3e58
  4. #a4475d
  5. #9f4f62
  6. #9a5767
  7. #955f6c
  8. #906771
  9. #8a7076
  10. #85787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a525b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51514e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #746c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c5033b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #84454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92594c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be1c44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b42e4e {
  color: #b42e4e;
}
Background
.bg-b42e4e {
  background-color: #b42e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b42e4e {
  border: 2px solid #b42e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b42e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 59% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b42e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b42e4e, #b4512e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b42e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.71 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.75 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.24 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.05 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.18 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.50 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 8.97 #4bd1b1 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b42e4e  rgb(180, 46, 78)  hsl(346, 59%, 44%)  Cardinal
#2eb494  rgb(46, 180, 148)  hsl(166, 59%, 44%)  Jungle Green
#4eb42e  rgb(78, 180, 46)  hsl(106, 59%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2e4eb4  rgb(46, 78, 180)  hsl(226, 59%, 44%)  Sapphire