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#B6042E

#b6042e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b6042e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.8% magenta, 74.73% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 345.84°, with 95.7% saturation and 36.47% 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 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 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.1023

Complementary

  1. #b6042e
  2. #04b68c

Split complementary

  1. #b6042e
  2. #04b633
  3. #0487b6

Analogous

  1. #b60487
  2. #b6042e
  3. #b63304

Triadic

  1. #b6042e
  2. #2eb604
  3. #042eb6

Tetradic

  1. #b6042e
  2. #b68c04
  3. #04b68c
  4. #042eb6

Square

  1. #b6042e
  2. #87b604
  3. #04b68c
  4. #3304b6

Monochromatic

  1. #200108
  2. #6b021b
  3. #b6042e
  4. #fa0d45
  5. #fb587e

Shades

#b6042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b6042e
  2. #a40429
  3. #920325
  4. #7f0320
  5. #6d021c
  6. #5b0217
  7. #490212
  8. #37010e
  9. #240109
  10. #120005
  11. #000000

Tints

#b6042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b6042e
  2. #bd1d43
  3. #c53658
  4. #cc4f6d
  5. #d36882
  6. #db8297
  7. #e29bab
  8. #e9b4c0
  9. #f0cdd5
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b6042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b6042e
  2. #b11036
  3. #ab1d3e
  4. #a62947
  5. #a0364f
  6. #9b4257
  7. #964e5f
  8. #905b67
  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 #89464c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #49442e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #716628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83342e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92502a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c20024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b6042e {
  color: #b6042e;
}
Background
.bg-b6042e {
  background-color: #b6042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b6042e {
  border: 2px solid #b6042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b6042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 96% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b6042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b6042e, #b63304);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b6042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.02 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.79 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.79 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.04 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.59 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.60 #960018 Carmine ΔE 7.33 #49fbd1 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b6042e  rgb(182, 4, 46)  hsl(346, 96%, 36%)  Cardinal
#04b68c  rgb(4, 182, 140)  hsl(166, 96%, 36%)  Mint
#2eb604  rgb(46, 182, 4)  hsl(106, 96%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#042eb6  rgb(4, 46, 182)  hsl(226, 96%, 36%)  Egyptian Blue