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#B62637

#b62637 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b62637 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 14.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.12% magenta, 69.78% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 352.92°, with 65.45% saturation and 43.14% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.1161

Complementary

  1. #b62637
  2. #26b6a5

Split complementary

  1. #b62637
  2. #26b65d
  3. #267fb6

Analogous

  1. #b6267f
  2. #b62637
  3. #b65d26

Triadic

  1. #b62637
  2. #37b626
  3. #2637b6

Tetradic

  1. #b62637
  2. #b6a526
  3. #26b6a5
  4. #2637b6

Square

  1. #b62637
  2. #7fb626
  3. #26b6a5
  4. #5d26b6

Monochromatic

  1. #370c11
  2. #771924
  3. #b62637
  4. #da4e5f
  5. #e78e98

Shades

#b62637 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b62637
  2. #a42232
  3. #921e2c
  4. #7f1b27
  5. #6d1721
  6. #5b131c
  7. #490f16
  8. #370b11
  9. #24080b
  10. #120406
  11. #000000

Tints

#b62637 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b62637
  2. #bd3c4b
  3. #c5515f
  4. #cc6773
  5. #d37d87
  6. #db939b
  7. #e2a8af
  8. #e9bec3
  9. #f0d4d7
  10. #f8e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b62637 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b62637
  2. #b12f3e
  3. #ab3846
  4. #a6414d
  5. #a04a54
  6. #9b535c
  7. #965c63
  8. #90656a
  9. #8b6e71
  10. #857779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b4f52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524c36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766b32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864037 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945734 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c10032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b62637 {
  color: #b62637;
}
Background
.bg-b62637 {
  background-color: #b62637;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b62637 {
  border: 2px solid #b62637;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b62637;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 38 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 65% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b62637 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b62637, #b65d26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b62637 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 38 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.56 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.70 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.70 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.63 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.64 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.79 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.90 #49d9c8 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b62637  rgb(182, 38, 55)  hsl(353, 65%, 43%)  Cardinal
#26b6a5  rgb(38, 182, 165)  hsl(173, 65%, 43%)  Light Sea Green
#37b626  rgb(55, 182, 38)  hsl(113, 65%, 43%)  Kelly Green
#2637b6  rgb(38, 55, 182)  hsl(233, 65%, 43%)  Persian Blue