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#BE2139

#be2139 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be2139 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 12.94% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.63% magenta, 70% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 350.83°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% 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 6.06:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.09.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1233

Complementary

  1. #be2139
  2. #21bea6

Split complementary

  1. #be2139
  2. #21be58
  3. #2188be

Analogous

  1. #be2188
  2. #be2139
  3. #be5821

Triadic

  1. #be2139
  2. #39be21
  3. #2139be

Tetradic

  1. #be2139
  2. #bea621
  3. #21bea6
  4. #2139be

Square

  1. #be2139
  2. #88be21
  3. #21bea6
  4. #5821be

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0a12
  2. #7d1625
  3. #be2139
  4. #e04c62
  5. #eb8d9b

Shades

#be2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be2139
  2. #ab1e33
  3. #981a2e
  4. #851728
  5. #721422
  6. #5f111d
  7. #4c0d17
  8. #390a11
  9. #26070b
  10. #130306
  11. #000000

Tints

#be2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be2139
  2. #c5374d
  3. #cb4d61
  4. #d26474
  5. #d87a88
  6. #df909c
  7. #e5a6b0
  8. #ecbcc4
  9. #f2d3d7
  10. #f9e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be2139
  2. #b82b40
  3. #b23447
  4. #ab3e4e
  5. #a54755
  6. #9f515d
  7. #995a64
  8. #93646b
  9. #8c6d72
  10. #867779
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #905055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534d39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796e34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b4039 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5936 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be2139 {
  color: #be2139;
}
Background
.bg-be2139 {
  background-color: #be2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be2139 {
  border: 2px solid #be2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be2139, #be5821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.09 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.06 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.06 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.41 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.48 #41dec6 Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be2139  rgb(190, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 70%, 44%)  Cardinal
#21bea6  rgb(33, 190, 166)  hsl(171, 70%, 44%)  Light Sea Green
#39be21  rgb(57, 190, 33)  hsl(111, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2139be  rgb(33, 57, 190)  hsl(231, 70%, 44%)  Persian Blue