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#BF2A4E

#bf2a4e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bf2a4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 16.47% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.01% magenta, 59.16% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 345.5°, with 63.95% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #2abf9b

Split complementary

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #2abf50
  3. #2a99bf

Analogous

  1. #bf2a99
  2. #bf2a4e
  3. #bf502a

Triadic

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #4ebf2a
  3. #2a4ebf

Tetradic

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #bf9b2a
  3. #2abf9b
  4. #2a4ebf

Square

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #99bf2a
  3. #2abf9b
  4. #502abf

Monochromatic

  1. #420e1b
  2. #801c34
  3. #bf2a4e
  4. #db5b7a
  5. #e999ad

Shades

#bf2a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #ac2646
  3. #99223e
  4. #861d37
  5. #73192f
  6. #601527
  7. #4c111f
  8. #390d17
  9. #260810
  10. #130408
  11. #000000

Tints

#bf2a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #c53f60
  3. #cc5571
  4. #d26a83
  5. #d97f95
  6. #df95a7
  7. #e5aab8
  8. #ecbfca
  9. #f2d4dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bf2a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bf2a4e
  2. #b93353
  3. #b23b58
  4. #ac445d
  5. #a64c62
  6. #a05567
  7. #995e6c
  8. #936671
  9. #8d6f76
  10. #86777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92545d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54524e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a714a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c464e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca0e43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bf2a4e {
  color: #bf2a4e;
}
Background
.bg-bf2a4e {
  background-color: #bf2a4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-bf2a4e {
  border: 2px solid #bf2a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bf2a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 42 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bf2a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bf2a4e, #bf502a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bf2a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 42 78 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.64 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.68 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.18 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.39 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.90 #40d5b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#bf2a4e  rgb(191, 42, 78)  hsl(346, 64%, 46%)  Cardinal
#2abf9b  rgb(42, 191, 155)  hsl(166, 64%, 46%)  Mint
#4ebf2a  rgb(78, 191, 42)  hsl(106, 64%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#2a4ebf  rgb(42, 78, 191)  hsl(226, 64%, 46%)  Sapphire