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#C00A2B

#c00a2b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a2b is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 77.6% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 349.12°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.116

Complementary

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #0ac09f

Split complementary

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #0ac044
  3. #0a86c0

Analogous

  1. #c00a86
  2. #c00a2b
  3. #c0440a

Triadic

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #2bc00a
  3. #0a2bc0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #c09f0a
  3. #0ac09f
  4. #0a2bc0

Square

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #86c00a
  3. #0ac09f
  4. #440ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f020a
  2. #77061b
  3. #c00a2b
  4. #f42349
  5. #f76c85

Shades

#c00a2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #ad0927
  3. #9a0822
  4. #86071e
  5. #73061a
  6. #600516
  7. #4d0411
  8. #3a030d
  9. #260209
  10. #130104
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #c62340
  3. #cd3b55
  4. #d3546b
  5. #d96c80
  6. #e08595
  7. #e69daa
  8. #ecb6bf
  9. #f2ced5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a2b
  2. #ba1634
  3. #b3223c
  4. #ad2d45
  5. #a6394d
  6. #a04556
  7. #9a515e
  8. #935d67
  9. #8d686f
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b392a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5527 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a2b {
  color: #c00a2b;
}
Background
.bg-c00a2b {
  background-color: #c00a2b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a2b {
  border: 2px solid #c00a2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a2b, #c0440a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 43 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.41 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.78 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.03 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.03 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.07 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.21 #3ff5d4 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c00a2b  rgb(192, 10, 43)  hsl(349, 90%, 40%)  Cardinal
#0ac09f  rgb(10, 192, 159)  hsl(169, 90%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2bc00a  rgb(43, 192, 10)  hsl(109, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a2bc0  rgb(10, 43, 192)  hsl(229, 90%, 40%)  Persian Blue