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#BE112E

#be112e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be112e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 6.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.05% magenta, 75.79% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 349.94°, with 83.57% saturation and 40.59% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.1155

Complementary

  1. #be112e
  2. #11bea1

Split complementary

  1. #be112e
  2. #11be4a
  3. #1185be

Analogous

  1. #be1185
  2. #be112e
  3. #be4a11

Triadic

  1. #be112e
  2. #2ebe11
  3. #112ebe

Tetradic

  1. #be112e
  2. #bea111
  3. #11bea1
  4. #112ebe

Square

  1. #be112e
  2. #85be11
  3. #11bea1
  4. #4a11be

Monochromatic

  1. #32040c
  2. #780b1d
  3. #be112e
  4. #ec2f4f
  5. #f3758a

Shades

#be112e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be112e
  2. #ab0f29
  3. #980e25
  4. #850c20
  5. #720a1c
  6. #5f0917
  7. #4c0712
  8. #39050e
  9. #260309
  10. #130205
  11. #000000

Tints

#be112e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be112e
  2. #c52943
  3. #cb4158
  4. #d2586d
  5. #d87082
  6. #df8897
  7. #e5a0ab
  8. #ecb8c0
  9. #f2cfd5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be112e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be112e
  2. #b81c36
  3. #b2273e
  4. #ab3247
  5. #a53d4f
  6. #9f4957
  7. #99545f
  8. #935f67
  9. #8c6a70
  10. #867578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f4c50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f492d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a3a2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be112e {
  color: #be112e;
}
Background
.bg-be112e {
  background-color: #be112e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be112e {
  border: 2px solid #be112e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be112e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 17 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be112e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be112e, #be4a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be112e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 17 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.54 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.91 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.91 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.31 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.57 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.88 #41eed1 Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be112e  rgb(190, 17, 46)  hsl(350, 84%, 41%)  Cardinal
#11bea1  rgb(17, 190, 161)  hsl(170, 84%, 41%)  Mint
#2ebe11  rgb(46, 190, 17)  hsl(110, 84%, 41%)  Kelly Green
#112ebe  rgb(17, 46, 190)  hsl(230, 84%, 41%)  Persian Blue