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#BD383E

#bd383e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bd383e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 21.96% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.37% magenta, 67.2% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 357.29°, with 54.29% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1399

Complementary

  1. #bd383e
  2. #38bdb7

Split complementary

  1. #bd383e
  2. #38bd74
  3. #3881bd

Analogous

  1. #bd3881
  2. #bd383e
  3. #bd7438

Triadic

  1. #bd383e
  2. #3ebd38
  3. #383ebd

Tetradic

  1. #bd383e
  2. #bdb738
  3. #38bdb7
  4. #383ebd

Square

  1. #bd383e
  2. #81bd38
  3. #38bdb7
  4. #7438bd

Monochromatic

  1. #471517
  2. #82272b
  3. #bd383e
  4. #d46e72
  5. #e5a9ab

Shades

#bd383e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bd383e
  2. #aa3238
  3. #972d32
  4. #84272b
  5. #712225
  6. #5f1c1f
  7. #4c1619
  8. #391113
  9. #260b0c
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#bd383e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bd383e
  2. #c44c51
  3. #ca6065
  4. #d17478
  5. #d7888b
  6. #de9c9f
  7. #e5afb2
  8. #ebc3c5
  9. #f2d7d8
  10. #f8ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bd383e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bd383e
  2. #b73f45
  3. #b1464b
  4. #ab4e52
  5. #a55558
  6. #9f5c5f
  7. #986366
  8. #926a6c
  9. #8c7273
  10. #867979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92595a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d563d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e733a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf0d3b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e4c3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b613c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8253c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bd383e {
  color: #bd383e;
}
Background
.bg-bd383e {
  background-color: #bd383e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bd383e {
  border: 2px solid #bd383e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bd383e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 56 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 54% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bd383e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bd383e, #bd7438);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bd383e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 56 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.30 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.34 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.29 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.41 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.90 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.47 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.48 #42c7c1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bd383e  rgb(189, 56, 62)  hsl(357, 54%, 48%)  Cardinal
#38bdb7  rgb(56, 189, 183)  hsl(177, 54%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#3ebd38  rgb(62, 189, 56)  hsl(117, 54%, 48%)  Kelly Green
#383ebd  rgb(56, 62, 189)  hsl(237, 54%, 48%)  Persian Blue