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#C02130

#c02130 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c02130 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 12.94% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.81% magenta, 75% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 354.34°, with 70.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.1251

Complementary

  1. #c02130
  2. #21c0b1

Split complementary

  1. #c02130
  2. #21c062
  3. #2180c0

Analogous

  1. #c02180
  2. #c02130
  3. #c06221

Triadic

  1. #c02130
  2. #30c021
  3. #2130c0

Tetradic

  1. #c02130
  2. #c0b121
  3. #21c0b1
  4. #2130c0

Square

  1. #c02130
  2. #80c021
  3. #21c0b1
  4. #6221c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0b0f
  2. #7f1620
  3. #c02130
  4. #e04d5b
  5. #ec8e97

Shades

#c02130 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c02130
  2. #ad1e2b
  3. #9a1a26
  4. #861722
  5. #73141d
  6. #601118
  7. #4d0d13
  8. #3a0a0e
  9. #26070a
  10. #130305
  11. #000000

Tints

#c02130 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c02130
  2. #c63745
  3. #cd4d59
  4. #d3646e
  5. #d97a83
  6. #e09098
  7. #e6a6ac
  8. #ecbcc1
  9. #f2d3d6
  10. #f9e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c02130 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c02130
  2. #ba2b38
  3. #b33440
  4. #ad3e48
  5. #a64750
  6. #a05158
  7. #9a5a60
  8. #936468
  9. #8d6d70
  10. #867778
  11. #808080

Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #925053 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554e2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c6f2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d402f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5a2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c02130 {
  color: #c02130;
}
Background
.bg-c02130 {
  background-color: #c02130;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c02130 {
  border: 2px solid #c02130;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c02130;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 33 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c02130 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c02130, #c06221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c02130 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 33 48 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.89 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.49 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.14 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.14 #3fdecf Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c02130  rgb(192, 33, 48)  hsl(354, 71%, 44%)  Cardinal
#21c0b1  rgb(33, 192, 177)  hsl(174, 71%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#30c021  rgb(48, 192, 33)  hsl(114, 71%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#2130c0  rgb(33, 48, 192)  hsl(234, 71%, 44%)  Persian Blue