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#BB112E

#bb112e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.91% magenta, 75.4% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 349.76°, with 83.33% saturation and 40% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1116

Complementary

  1. #bb112e
  2. #11bb9e

Split complementary

  1. #bb112e
  2. #11bb49
  3. #1183bb

Analogous

  1. #bb1183
  2. #bb112e
  3. #bb4911

Triadic

  1. #bb112e
  2. #2ebb11
  3. #112ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb112e
  2. #bb9e11
  3. #11bb9e
  4. #112ebb

Square

  1. #bb112e
  2. #83bb11
  3. #11bb9e
  4. #4911bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f040c
  2. #750b1d
  3. #bb112e
  4. #ec2d4d
  5. #f27389

Shades

#bb112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb112e
  2. #a80f29
  3. #960e25
  4. #830c20
  5. #700a1c
  6. #5e0917
  7. #4b0712
  8. #38050e
  9. #250309
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb112e
  2. #c22943
  3. #c94158
  4. #cf586d
  5. #d67082
  6. #dd8897
  7. #e4a0ab
  8. #ebb8c0
  9. #f1cfd5
  10. #f8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb112e
  2. #b51c36
  3. #af273e
  4. #a93247
  5. #a33d4f
  6. #9e4957
  7. #98545f
  8. #925f67
  9. #8c6a70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4a4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e482d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #766a28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #97542a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c70026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb112e {
  color: #bb112e;
}
Background
.bg-bb112e {
  background-color: #bb112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb112e {
  border: 2px solid #bb112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb112e, #bb4911);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.12 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.57 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.58 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.91 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.44 #44eed1 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb112e  rgb(187, 17, 46)  hsl(350, 83%, 40%)  Cardinal
#11bb9e  rgb(17, 187, 158)  hsl(170, 83%, 40%)  Jungle Green
#2ebb11  rgb(46, 187, 17)  hsl(110, 83%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#112ebb  rgb(17, 46, 187)  hsl(230, 83%, 40%)  Persian Blue