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#BB1237

#bb1237 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.37% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 346.86°, with 82.44% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1127

Complementary

  1. #bb1237
  2. #12bb96

Split complementary

  1. #bb1237
  2. #12bb41
  3. #128cbb

Analogous

  1. #bb128c
  2. #bb1237
  3. #bb4112

Triadic

  1. #bb1237
  2. #37bb12
  3. #1237bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb1237
  2. #bb9612
  3. #12bb96
  4. #1237bb

Square

  1. #bb1237
  2. #8cbb12
  3. #12bb96
  4. #4112bb

Monochromatic

  1. #2f050e
  2. #750b22
  3. #bb1237
  4. #eb2f58
  5. #f27490

Shades

#bb1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb1237
  2. #a81032
  3. #960e2c
  4. #830d27
  5. #700b21
  6. #5e091c
  7. #4b0716
  8. #380511
  9. #25040b
  10. #130206
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb1237
  2. #c22a4b
  3. #c9415f
  4. #cf5973
  5. #d67187
  6. #dd899b
  7. #e4a0af
  8. #ebb8c3
  9. #f1d0d7
  10. #f8e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb1237
  2. #b51d3e
  3. #af2846
  4. #a9334d
  5. #a33e54
  6. #9e495c
  7. #985463
  8. #925f6a
  9. #8c6a71
  10. #867579
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d4b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4837 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756a32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #873a37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #965434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c7002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb1237 {
  color: #bb1237;
}
Background
.bg-bb1237 {
  background-color: #bb1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb1237 {
  border: 2px solid #bb1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb1237, #bb4112);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.55 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.37 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.19 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.19 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.04 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.07 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.83 #44edc8 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb1237  rgb(187, 18, 55)  hsl(347, 82%, 40%)  Cardinal
#12bb96  rgb(18, 187, 150)  hsl(167, 82%, 40%)  Mint
#37bb12  rgb(55, 187, 18)  hsl(107, 82%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#1237bb  rgb(18, 55, 187)  hsl(227, 82%, 40%)  Persian Blue