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#B60331

#b60331 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b60331 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.18% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.35% magenta, 73.08% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 344.58°, with 96.76% saturation and 36.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1023

Complementary

  1. #b60331
  2. #03b688

Split complementary

  1. #b60331
  2. #03b62e
  3. #038ab6

Analogous

  1. #b6038a
  2. #b60331
  3. #b62e03

Triadic

  1. #b60331
  2. #31b603
  3. #0331b6

Tetradic

  1. #b60331
  2. #b68803
  3. #03b688
  4. #0331b6

Square

  1. #b60331
  2. #8ab603
  3. #03b688
  4. #2e03b6

Monochromatic

  1. #1f0108
  2. #6b021d
  3. #b60331
  4. #fb0b48
  5. #fc5681

Shades

#b60331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b60331
  2. #a4032c
  3. #920227
  4. #7f0222
  5. #6d021d
  6. #5b0219
  7. #490114
  8. #37010f
  9. #24010a
  10. #120005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b60331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b60331
  2. #bd1c46
  3. #c5355a
  4. #cc4f6f
  5. #d36883
  6. #db8198
  7. #e29aad
  8. #e9b3c1
  9. #f0cdd6
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b60331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b60331
  2. #b11039
  3. #ab1c41
  4. #a62949
  5. #a03551
  6. #9b4259
  7. #964e60
  8. #905b68
  9. #8b6770
  10. #857478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #89464d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #494431 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71662b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #833431 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92502e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c10026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b60331 {
  color: #b60331;
}
Background
.bg-b60331 {
  background-color: #b60331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b60331 {
  border: 2px solid #b60331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b60331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 3 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 97% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b60331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b60331, #b62e03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b60331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 3 49 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.96 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.56 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.44 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.44 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.49 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 7.52 #960018 Carmine ΔE 7.81 #49fcce Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b60331  rgb(182, 3, 49)  hsl(345, 97%, 36%)  Cardinal
#03b688  rgb(3, 182, 136)  hsl(165, 97%, 36%)  Mint
#31b603  rgb(49, 182, 3)  hsl(105, 97%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#0331b6  rgb(3, 49, 182)  hsl(225, 97%, 36%)  Persian Blue