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#C02442

#c02442 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c02442 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 14.12% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 65.63% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 348.46°, with 68.42% saturation and 44.71% 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 2.36.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1286

Complementary

  1. #c02442
  2. #24c0a2

Split complementary

  1. #c02442
  2. #24c054
  3. #2490c0

Analogous

  1. #c02490
  2. #c02442
  3. #c05424

Triadic

  1. #c02442
  2. #42c024
  3. #2442c0

Tetradic

  1. #c02442
  2. #c0a224
  3. #24c0a2
  4. #2442c0

Square

  1. #c02442
  2. #90c024
  3. #24c0a2
  4. #5424c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0c16
  2. #80182c
  3. #c02442
  4. #df526d
  5. #eb92a3

Shades

#c02442 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c02442
  2. #ad203b
  3. #9a1d35
  4. #86192e
  5. #731628
  6. #601221
  7. #4d0e1a
  8. #3a0b14
  9. #26070d
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#c02442 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c02442
  2. #c63a55
  3. #cd5068
  4. #d3667b
  5. #d97c8e
  6. #e092a1
  7. #e6a7b3
  8. #ecbdc6
  9. #f2d3d9
  10. #f9e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c02442 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c02442
  2. #ba2d48
  3. #b3364e
  4. #ad4055
  5. #a6495b
  6. #a05261
  7. #9a5b67
  8. #93646d
  9. #8d6e74
  10. #86777a
  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 #925259 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545042 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b703d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4242 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5b3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c02442 {
  color: #c02442;
}
Background
.bg-c02442 {
  background-color: #c02442;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c02442 {
  border: 2px solid #c02442;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c02442;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 36 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c02442 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c02442, #c05424);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c02442 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 36 66 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.36 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.82 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.00 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.97 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.99 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.99 #3fdbbd Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c02442  rgb(192, 36, 66)  hsl(348, 68%, 45%)  Cardinal
#24c0a2  rgb(36, 192, 162)  hsl(168, 68%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#42c024  rgb(66, 192, 36)  hsl(108, 68%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2442c0  rgb(36, 66, 192)  hsl(228, 68%, 45%)  Persian Blue