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#BD2A4E

#bd2a4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.78% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.31°, with 63.64% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.78.

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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #2abd99

Split complementary

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #2abd50
  3. #2a97bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2a97
  2. #bd2a4e
  3. #bd502a

Triadic

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #4ebd2a
  3. #2a4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #bd992a
  3. #2abd99
  4. #2a4ebd

Square

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #97bd2a
  3. #2abd99
  4. #502abd

Monochromatic

  1. #400e1a
  2. #7e1c34
  3. #bd2a4e
  4. #da5979
  5. #e898ac

Shades

#bd2a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #aa2646
  3. #97223e
  4. #841d37
  5. #71192f
  6. #5f1527
  7. #4c111f
  8. #390d17
  9. #260810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #c43f60
  3. #ca5571
  4. #d16a83
  5. #d77f95
  6. #de95a7
  7. #e5aab8
  8. #ebbfca
  9. #f2d4dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2a4e
  2. #b73353
  3. #b13b58
  4. #ab445d
  5. #a54c62
  6. #9f5567
  7. #985e6c
  8. #926671
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #78704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a454e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81043 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2a4e {
  color: #bd2a4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd2a4e {
  background-color: #bd2a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2a4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd2a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 64% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2a4e, #bd502a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.78 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.81 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.01 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.26 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.64 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.71 #42d5b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2a4e  rgb(189, 42, 78)  hsl(345, 64%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2abd99  rgb(42, 189, 153)  hsl(165, 64%, 45%)  Mint
#4ebd2a  rgb(78, 189, 42)  hsl(105, 64%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2a4ebd  rgb(42, 78, 189)  hsl(225, 64%, 45%)  Sapphire