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#BB032E

#bb032e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb032e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 1.18% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.4% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 345.98°, with 96.84% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1083

Complementary

  1. #bb032e
  2. #03bb90

Split complementary

  1. #bb032e
  2. #03bb34
  3. #038abb

Analogous

  1. #bb038a
  2. #bb032e
  3. #bb3403

Triadic

  1. #bb032e
  2. #2ebb03
  3. #032ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb032e
  2. #bb9003
  3. #03bb90
  4. #032ebb

Square

  1. #bb032e
  2. #8abb03
  3. #03bb90
  4. #3403bb

Monochromatic

  1. #240109
  2. #70021b
  3. #bb032e
  4. #fb0f46
  5. #fc5b80

Shades

#bb032e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb032e
  2. #a80329
  3. #960225
  4. #830220
  5. #70021c
  6. #5e0217
  7. #4b0112
  8. #38010e
  9. #250109
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb032e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb032e
  2. #c21c43
  3. #c93558
  4. #cf4f6d
  5. #d66882
  6. #dd8197
  7. #e49aab
  8. #ebb3c0
  9. #f1cdd5
  10. #f8e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb032e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb032e
  2. #b51036
  3. #af1c3e
  4. #a92947
  5. #a3354f
  6. #9e4257
  7. #984e5f
  8. #925b67
  9. #8c6770
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c484e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b452d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87362e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96522a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb032e {
  color: #bb032e;
}
Background
.bg-bb032e {
  background-color: #bb032e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb032e {
  border: 2px solid #bb032e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb032e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 3 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 97% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb032e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb032e, #bb3403);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb032e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 3 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.29 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.01 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.01 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.27 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.03 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.68 #44fcd1 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb032e  rgb(187, 3, 46)  hsl(346, 97%, 37%)  Cardinal
#03bb90  rgb(3, 187, 144)  hsl(166, 97%, 37%)  Mint
#2ebb03  rgb(46, 187, 3)  hsl(106, 97%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#032ebb  rgb(3, 46, 187)  hsl(226, 97%, 37%)  Persian Blue