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#BE283F

#be283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#be283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.95% magenta, 66.84% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 350.8°, with 65.22% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1282

Complementary

  1. #be283f
  2. #28bea7

Split complementary

  1. #be283f
  2. #28be5c
  3. #288abe

Analogous

  1. #be288a
  2. #be283f
  3. #be5c28

Triadic

  1. #be283f
  2. #3fbe28
  3. #283fbe

Tetradic

  1. #be283f
  2. #bea728
  3. #28bea7
  4. #283fbe

Square

  1. #be283f
  2. #8abe28
  3. #28bea7
  4. #5c28be

Monochromatic

  1. #400d15
  2. #7f1b2a
  3. #be283f
  4. #dc576b
  5. #e996a3

Shades

#be283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #be283f
  2. #ab2439
  3. #982032
  4. #851c2c
  5. #721826
  6. #5f1420
  7. #4c1019
  8. #390c13
  9. #26080d
  10. #130406
  11. #000000

Tints

#be283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #be283f
  2. #c53e52
  3. #cb5365
  4. #d26979
  5. #d87e8c
  6. #df949f
  7. #e5a9b2
  8. #ecbfc5
  9. #f2d4d9
  10. #f9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#be283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #be283f
  2. #b83146
  3. #b23a4c
  4. #ab4253
  5. #a54b59
  6. #9f5460
  7. #995d66
  8. #93666d
  9. #8c6e73
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #915258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55503f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a703a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d10032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c433f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5b3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0238 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-be283f {
  color: #be283f;
}
Background
.bg-be283f {
  background-color: #be283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-be283f {
  border: 2px solid #be283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #be283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 65% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-be283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #be283f, #be5c28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-be283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.58 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.02 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.97 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.98 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.98 #41d7c0 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#be283f  rgb(190, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 65%, 45%)  Cardinal
#28bea7  rgb(40, 190, 167)  hsl(171, 65%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#3fbe28  rgb(63, 190, 40)  hsl(111, 65%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#283fbe  rgb(40, 63, 190)  hsl(231, 65%, 45%)  Persian Blue