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#BD112E

#bd112e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.01% magenta, 75.66% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 349.88°, with 83.5% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1142

Complementary

  1. #bd112e
  2. #11bda0

Split complementary

  1. #bd112e
  2. #11bd4a
  3. #1184bd

Analogous

  1. #bd1184
  2. #bd112e
  3. #bd4a11

Triadic

  1. #bd112e
  2. #2ebd11
  3. #112ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd112e
  2. #bda011
  3. #11bda0
  4. #112ebd

Square

  1. #bd112e
  2. #84bd11
  3. #11bda0
  4. #4a11bd

Monochromatic

  1. #31040c
  2. #770b1d
  3. #bd112e
  4. #ec2e4e
  5. #f3748a

Shades

#bd112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd112e
  2. #aa0f29
  3. #970e25
  4. #840c20
  5. #710a1c
  6. #5f0917
  7. #4c0712
  8. #39050e
  9. #260309
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd112e
  2. #c42943
  3. #ca4158
  4. #d1586d
  5. #d77082
  6. #de8897
  7. #e5a0ab
  8. #ebb8c0
  9. #f2cfd5
  10. #f8e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd112e
  2. #b71c36
  3. #b1273e
  4. #ab3247
  5. #a53d4f
  6. #9f4957
  7. #98545f
  8. #925f67
  9. #8c6a70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e4b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #776b27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d00020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd112e {
  color: #bd112e;
}
Background
.bg-bd112e {
  background-color: #bd112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd112e {
  border: 2px solid #bd112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 84% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd112e, #bd4a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.95 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.54 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.79 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.79 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.51 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.58 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.07 #42eed1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd112e  rgb(189, 17, 46)  hsl(350, 84%, 40%)  Cardinal
#11bda0  rgb(17, 189, 160)  hsl(170, 84%, 40%)  Mint
#2ebd11  rgb(46, 189, 17)  hsl(110, 84%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#112ebd  rgb(17, 46, 189)  hsl(230, 84%, 40%)  Persian Blue