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#BD2C4E

#bd2c4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd2c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 17.25% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.72% magenta, 58.73% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 345.93°, with 62.23% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #2cbd9b

Split complementary

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #2cbd53
  3. #2c97bd

Analogous

  1. #bd2c97
  2. #bd2c4e
  3. #bd532c

Triadic

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #4ebd2c
  3. #2c4ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #bd9b2c
  3. #2cbd9b
  4. #2c4ebd

Square

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #97bd2c
  3. #2cbd9b
  4. #532cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #410f1b
  2. #7f1e34
  3. #bd2c4e
  4. #d95c7a
  5. #e89aad

Shades

#bd2c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #aa2846
  3. #97233e
  4. #841f37
  5. #711a2f
  6. #5f1627
  7. #4c121f
  8. #390d17
  9. #260910
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd2c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #c44160
  3. #ca5671
  4. #d16b83
  5. #d78095
  6. #de96a7
  7. #e5abb8
  8. #ebc0ca
  9. #f2d5dc
  10. #f8eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd2c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd2c4e
  2. #b73453
  3. #b13d58
  4. #ab455d
  5. #a54e62
  6. #9f5667
  7. #985e6c
  8. #926771
  9. #8c6f76
  10. #86787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91545d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54534e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79704a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #995c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c81443 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd2c4e {
  color: #bd2c4e;
}
Background
.bg-bd2c4e {
  background-color: #bd2c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd2c4e {
  border: 2px solid #bd2c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd2c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 44 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd2c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd2c4e, #bd532c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd2c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 44 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.61 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.73 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.82 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.99 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.37 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.62 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.70 #42d3b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd2c4e  rgb(189, 44, 78)  hsl(346, 62%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2cbd9b  rgb(44, 189, 155)  hsl(166, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebd2c  rgb(78, 189, 44)  hsl(106, 62%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2c4ebd  rgb(44, 78, 189)  hsl(226, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire