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#BB2F4E

#bb2f4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bb2f4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 18.43% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.87% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 346.71°, with 59.83% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.6.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1315

Complementary

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #2fbb9c

Split complementary

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #2fbb56
  3. #2f94bb

Analogous

  1. #bb2f94
  2. #bb2f4e
  3. #bb562f

Triadic

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #4ebb2f
  3. #2f4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #bb9c2f
  3. #2fbb9c
  4. #2f4ebb

Square

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #94bb2f
  3. #2fbb9c
  4. #562fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #41101b
  2. #7e2035
  3. #bb2f4e
  4. #d7607a
  5. #e69dad

Shades

#bb2f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #a82a46
  3. #96263e
  4. #832137
  5. #701c2f
  6. #5e1827
  7. #4b131f
  8. #380e17
  9. #250910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb2f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #c24460
  3. #c95971
  4. #cf6d83
  5. #d68295
  6. #dd97a7
  7. #e4acb8
  8. #ebc1ca
  9. #f1d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb2f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb2f4e
  2. #b53753
  3. #af3f58
  4. #a9475d
  5. #a34f62
  6. #9e5867
  7. #98606c
  8. #926871
  9. #8c7076
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90555d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #985d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c61a44 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb2f4e {
  color: #bb2f4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb2f4e {
  background-color: #bb2f4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bb2f4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb2f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb2f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 47 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 60% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb2f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb2f4e, #bb562f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb2f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 47 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.60 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.67 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.13 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.29 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.54 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.66 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.81 #44d0b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bb2f4e  rgb(187, 47, 78)  hsl(347, 60%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2fbb9c  rgb(47, 187, 156)  hsl(167, 60%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebb2f  rgb(78, 187, 47)  hsl(107, 60%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2f4ebb  rgb(47, 78, 187)  hsl(227, 60%, 46%)  Sapphire