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#BB2E4E

#bb2e4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.4% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 346.38°, with 60.52% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.68.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1307

Complementary

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #2ebb9b

Split complementary

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #2ebb54
  3. #2e95bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2e95
  2. #bb2e4e
  3. #bb542e

Triadic

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #4ebb2e
  3. #2e4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #bb9b2e
  3. #2ebb9b
  4. #2e4ebb

Square

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #95bb2e
  3. #2ebb9b
  4. #542ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #40101b
  2. #7e1f34
  3. #bb2e4e
  4. #d75e7a
  5. #e79bad

Shades

#bb2e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #a82946
  3. #96253e
  4. #832037
  5. #701c2f
  6. #5e1727
  7. #4b121f
  8. #380e17
  9. #250910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #c24360
  3. #c95871
  4. #cf6d83
  5. #d68295
  6. #dd97a7
  7. #e4abb8
  8. #ebc0ca
  9. #f1d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2e4e
  2. #b53653
  3. #af3e58
  4. #a9475d
  5. #a34f62
  6. #9e5767
  7. #985f6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90545d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61944 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2e4e {
  color: #bb2e4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb2e4e {
  background-color: #bb2e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2e4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb2e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 61% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2e4e, #bb542e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.68 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.82 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.12 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.30 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.50 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.85 #44d1b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb2e4e  rgb(187, 46, 78)  hsl(346, 61%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2ebb9b  rgb(46, 187, 155)  hsl(166, 61%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebb2e  rgb(78, 187, 46)  hsl(106, 61%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ebb  rgb(46, 78, 187)  hsl(226, 61%, 46%)  Sapphire