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#B63243

#b63243 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#b63243 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 19.61% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72.53% magenta, 63.19% yellow and 28.63% black. Its hue angle is 352.27°, with 56.9% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1263

Complementary

  1. #b63243
  2. #32b6a5

Split complementary

  1. #b63243
  2. #32b663
  3. #3285b6

Analogous

  1. #b63285
  2. #b63243
  3. #b66332

Triadic

  1. #b63243
  2. #43b632
  3. #3243b6

Tetradic

  1. #b63243
  2. #b6a532
  3. #32b6a5
  4. #3243b6

Square

  1. #b63243
  2. #85b632
  3. #32b6a5
  4. #6332b6

Monochromatic

  1. #3e1117
  2. #7a222d
  3. #b63243
  4. #d46170
  5. #e49da6

Shades

#b63243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b63243
  2. #a42d3c
  3. #922836
  4. #7f232f
  5. #6d1e28
  6. #5b1922
  7. #49141b
  8. #370f14
  9. #240a0d
  10. #120507
  11. #000000

Tints

#b63243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b63243
  2. #bd4756
  3. #c55b69
  4. #cc707b
  5. #d3848e
  6. #db99a1
  7. #e2adb4
  8. #e9c2c7
  9. #f0d6d9
  10. #f8ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b63243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b63243
  2. #b13a49
  3. #ab424f
  4. #a64955
  5. #a0515b
  6. #9b5962
  7. #966168
  8. #90696e
  9. #8b7074
  10. #85787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5458 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #565243 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786e3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c80439 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #874743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #955c41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c11f3d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b63243 {
  color: #b63243;
}
Background
.bg-b63243 {
  background-color: #b63243;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-b63243 {
  border: 2px solid #b63243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b63243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 50 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 57% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b63243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b63243, #b66332);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b63243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 50 67 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.26 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.03 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.88 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.88 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.85 #49cdbc Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#b63243  rgb(182, 50, 67)  hsl(352, 57%, 45%)  Cardinal
#32b6a5  rgb(50, 182, 165)  hsl(172, 57%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#43b632  rgb(67, 182, 50)  hsl(112, 57%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3243b6  rgb(50, 67, 182)  hsl(232, 57%, 45%)  Persian Blue