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#AB404C

#ab404c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ab404c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 25.1% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 62.57% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 353.27°, with 45.53% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 6.4.

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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #ab404c
  2. #40ab9f

Split complementary

  1. #ab404c
  2. #40ab6a
  3. #4082ab

Analogous

  1. #ab4082
  2. #ab404c
  3. #ab6a40

Triadic

  1. #ab404c
  2. #4cab40
  3. #404cab

Tetradic

  1. #ab404c
  2. #ab9f40
  3. #40ab9f
  4. #404cab

Square

  1. #ab404c
  2. #82ab40
  3. #40ab9f
  4. #6a40ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3c161b
  2. #732b33
  3. #ab404c
  4. #c96f79
  5. #dea6ac

Shades

#ab404c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab404c
  2. #9a3a44
  3. #89333d
  4. #782d35
  5. #67262e
  6. #562026
  7. #441a1e
  8. #331317
  9. #220d0f
  10. #110608
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab404c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab404c
  2. #b3535e
  3. #bc6670
  4. #c47982
  5. #cd8c94
  6. #d5a0a6
  7. #ddb3b7
  8. #e6c6c9
  9. #eed9db
  10. #f7eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab404c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab404c
  2. #a74651
  3. #a24d56
  4. #9e535c
  5. #9a5a61
  6. #966066
  7. #91666b
  8. #8d6d70
  9. #897376
  10. #847a7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a564c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #756d49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb2d45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824e4c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e5e4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b53648 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab404c {
  color: #ab404c;
}
Background
.bg-ab404c {
  background-color: #ab404c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab404c {
  border: 2px solid #ab404c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab404c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 64 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 46% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab404c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab404c, #ab6a40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab404c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 64 76 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.40 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.54 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.04 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 7.05 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.10 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.34 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 8.34 #54bfb3 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ab404c  rgb(171, 64, 76)  hsl(353, 46%, 46%)  Cardinal
#40ab9f  rgb(64, 171, 159)  hsl(173, 46%, 46%)  Light Sea Green
#4cab40  rgb(76, 171, 64)  hsl(113, 46%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#404cab  rgb(64, 76, 171)  hsl(233, 46%, 46%)  Ocean Blue