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#C00A36

#c00a36 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a36 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 71.88% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 345.49°, 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1169

Complementary

  1. #c00a36
  2. #0ac094

Split complementary

  1. #c00a36
  2. #0ac039
  3. #0a91c0

Analogous

  1. #c00a91
  2. #c00a36
  3. #c0390a

Triadic

  1. #c00a36
  2. #36c00a
  3. #0a36c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a36
  2. #c0940a
  3. #0ac094
  4. #0a36c0

Square

  1. #c00a36
  2. #91c00a
  3. #0ac094
  4. #390ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f020d
  2. #770622
  3. #c00a36
  4. #f42355
  5. #f76c8d

Shades

#c00a36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a36
  2. #ad0931
  3. #9a082b
  4. #860726
  5. #730620
  6. #60051b
  7. #4d0416
  8. #3a0310
  9. #26020b
  10. #130105
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a36
  2. #c6234a
  3. #cd3b5e
  4. #d35472
  5. #d96c86
  6. #e0859b
  7. #e69daf
  8. #ecb6c3
  9. #f2ced7
  10. #f9e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a36
  2. #ba163d
  3. #b32245
  4. #ad2d4c
  5. #a63954
  6. #a0455b
  7. #9a5162
  8. #935d6a
  9. #8d6871
  10. #867479
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904c52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e4936 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #786c30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b3936 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a5633 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a36 {
  color: #c00a36;
}
Background
.bg-c00a36 {
  background-color: #c00a36;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a36 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a36, #c0390a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.24 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.30 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.50 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 6.50 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.92 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.13 #3ff5c9 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c00a36  rgb(192, 10, 54)  hsl(345, 90%, 40%)  Cardinal
#0ac094  rgb(10, 192, 148)  hsl(165, 90%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#36c00a  rgb(54, 192, 10)  hsl(105, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a36c0  rgb(10, 54, 192)  hsl(225, 90%, 40%)  Persian Blue