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#BB2B4E

#bb2b4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.01% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 345.42°, with 62.61% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.95.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #2bbb98

Split complementary

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #2bbb50
  3. #2b96bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2b96
  2. #bb2b4e
  3. #bb502b

Triadic

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #4ebb2b
  3. #2b4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #bb982b
  3. #2bbb98
  4. #2b4ebb

Square

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #96bb2b
  3. #2bbb98
  4. #502bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0e1a
  2. #7d1d34
  3. #bb2b4e
  4. #d95a79
  5. #e798ab

Shades

#bb2b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #a82746
  3. #96223e
  4. #831e37
  5. #701a2f
  6. #5e1627
  7. #4b111f
  8. #380d17
  9. #250910
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #c24060
  3. #c95571
  4. #cf6b83
  5. #d68095
  6. #dd95a7
  7. #e4aab8
  8. #ebbfca
  9. #f1d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2b4e
  2. #b53453
  3. #af3c58
  4. #a9455d
  5. #a34d62
  6. #9e5667
  7. #985e6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776f4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975b4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61343 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2b4e {
  color: #bb2b4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb2b4e {
  background-color: #bb2b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2b4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb2b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2b4e, #bb502b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.95 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.27 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.33 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.41 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.41 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.99 #44d4b1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb2b4e  rgb(187, 43, 78)  hsl(345, 63%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2bbb98  rgb(43, 187, 152)  hsl(165, 63%, 45%)  Mint
#4ebb2b  rgb(78, 187, 43)  hsl(105, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2b4ebb  rgb(43, 78, 187)  hsl(225, 63%, 45%)  Sapphire