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#BE185D Cardinal

The nearest named color to #BE185D is Cardinal (#C41E3A).

#BE185D

Cardinal

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #BE185D?

HEX
#BE185D
RGB
rgb(190, 24, 93)
HSL
hsl(335, 78%, 42%)
OKLCH
oklch(52.5% 0.199 4)
CMYK
0, 87, 51, 25

#BE185D has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 against white and 3.48:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #BE185D
#BE185D
Same color
White
6.0AA
Near-black
2.9Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #BE185D · 6.0:1

Tints and shades of #BE185D

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF1F4
  2. #FFC3D0
  3. #FF8FAC
  4. #F6568B
  5. #D4346E
  6. #BE185D
  7. #83003C
  8. #580026
  9. #310012

Colors that go with #BE185D

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --cardinal-1: #BE185D; /* Cardinal */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #BE185D

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (4)

Gradients (2)

Mesh gradients (2)