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#BD2B4E

#bd2b4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.25% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.62°, with 62.93% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.131

Complementary

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #2bbd9a

Split complementary

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #2bbd51
  3. #2b97bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2b97
  2. #bd2b4e
  3. #bd512b

Triadic

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #4ebd2b
  3. #2b4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #bd9a2b
  3. #2bbd9a
  4. #2b4ebd

Square

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #97bd2b
  3. #2bbd9a
  4. #512bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #400f1b
  2. #7f1d34
  3. #bd2b4e
  4. #da5b79
  5. #e899ac

Shades

#bd2b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #aa2746
  3. #97223e
  4. #841e37
  5. #711a2f
  6. #5f1627
  7. #4c111f
  8. #390d17
  9. #260910
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #c44060
  3. #ca5571
  4. #d16b83
  5. #d78095
  6. #de95a7
  7. #e5aab8
  8. #ebbfca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2b4e
  2. #b73453
  3. #b13c58
  4. #ab455d
  5. #a54d62
  6. #9f5667
  7. #985e6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91545d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81243 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2b4e {
  color: #bd2b4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd2b4e {
  background-color: #bd2b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2b4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd2b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 63% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2b4e, #bd512b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.88 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.82 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.00 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.32 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.66 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.66 #42d4b1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2b4e  rgb(189, 43, 78)  hsl(346, 63%, 45%)  Cardinal
#2bbd9a  rgb(43, 189, 154)  hsl(166, 63%, 45%)  Mint
#4ebd2b  rgb(78, 189, 43)  hsl(106, 63%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2b4ebd  rgb(43, 78, 189)  hsl(226, 63%, 45%)  Sapphire