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#C02446

#c02446 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c02446 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.25% magenta, 63.54% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 346.92°, 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.54.

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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #c02446
  2. #24c09e

Split complementary

  1. #c02446
  2. #24c050
  3. #2494c0

Analogous

  1. #c02494
  2. #c02446
  3. #c05024

Triadic

  1. #c02446
  2. #46c024
  3. #2446c0

Tetradic

  1. #c02446
  2. #c09e24
  3. #24c09e
  4. #2446c0

Square

  1. #c02446
  2. #94c024
  3. #24c09e
  4. #5024c0

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0c17
  2. #80182f
  3. #c02446
  4. #df5271
  5. #eb92a6

Shades

#c02446 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c02446
  2. #ad203f
  3. #9a1d38
  4. #861931
  5. #73162a
  6. #601223
  7. #4d0e1c
  8. #3a0b15
  9. #26070e
  10. #130407
  11. #000000

Tints

#c02446 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c02446
  2. #c63a59
  3. #cd506b
  4. #d3667e
  5. #d97c90
  6. #e092a3
  7. #e6a7b5
  8. #ecbdc8
  9. #f2d3da
  10. #f9e9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c02446 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c02446
  2. #ba2d4c
  3. #b33652
  4. #ad4057
  5. #a6495d
  6. #a05263
  7. #9a5b69
  8. #93646f
  9. #8d6e74
  10. #86777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92525a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7042 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d30033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c4246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b5b43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c02446 {
  color: #c02446;
}
Background
.bg-c02446 {
  background-color: #c02446;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c02446 {
  border: 2px solid #c02446;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c02446;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 36 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c02446 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c02446, #c05024);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c02446 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 36 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.54 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.71 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.06 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.54 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.25 #3fdbb9 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c02446  rgb(192, 36, 70)  hsl(347, 68%, 45%)  Cardinal
#24c09e  rgb(36, 192, 158)  hsl(167, 68%, 45%)  Mint
#46c024  rgb(70, 192, 36)  hsl(107, 68%, 45%)  Kelly Green
#2446c0  rgb(36, 70, 192)  hsl(227, 68%, 45%)  Persian Blue