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#AB3840

#ab3840 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab3840 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 21.96% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.25% magenta, 62.57% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 355.83°, with 50.66% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.1186

Complementary

  1. #ab3840
  2. #38aba3

Split complementary

  1. #ab3840
  2. #38ab6a
  3. #3879ab

Analogous

  1. #ab3879
  2. #ab3840
  3. #ab6a38

Triadic

  1. #ab3840
  2. #40ab38
  3. #3840ab

Tetradic

  1. #ab3840
  2. #aba338
  3. #38aba3
  4. #3840ab

Square

  1. #ab3840
  2. #79ab38
  3. #38aba3
  4. #6a38ab

Monochromatic

  1. #381215
  2. #71252a
  3. #ab3840
  4. #cc636b
  5. #df9da2

Shades

#ab3840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab3840
  2. #9a323a
  3. #892d33
  4. #78272d
  5. #672226
  6. #561c20
  7. #44161a
  8. #331113
  9. #220b0d
  10. #110606
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab3840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab3840
  2. #b34c53
  3. #bc6066
  4. #c47479
  5. #cd888c
  6. #d59ca0
  7. #ddafb3
  8. #e6c3c6
  9. #eed7d9
  10. #f7ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab3840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab3840
  2. #a73f46
  3. #a2464d
  4. #9e4e53
  5. #9a555a
  6. #965c60
  7. #916366
  8. #8d6a6d
  9. #897273
  10. #84797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #616161 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #855355 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56513f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736a3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb1d3c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814840 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d5a3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b52a3e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab3840 {
  color: #ab3840;
}
Background
.bg-ab3840 {
  background-color: #ab3840;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab3840 {
  border: 2px solid #ab3840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab3840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 56 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 51% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab3840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab3840, #ab6a38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab3840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 56 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.81 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.34 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.34 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.19 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.69 #54c7bf Inverted #616161 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ab3840  rgb(171, 56, 64)  hsl(356, 51%, 45%)  Cardinal
#38aba3  rgb(56, 171, 163)  hsl(176, 51%, 45%)  Light Sea Green
#40ab38  rgb(64, 171, 56)  hsl(116, 51%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#3840ab  rgb(56, 64, 171)  hsl(236, 51%, 45%)  Persian Blue