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#C2002F

#c2002f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c2002f is a color from the red family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 0% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75.77% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 345.46°, with 100% saturation and 38.04% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1167

Complementary

  1. #c2002f
  2. #00c293

Split complementary

  1. #c2002f
  2. #00c232
  3. #0090c2

Analogous

  1. #c20090
  2. #c2002f
  3. #c23200

Triadic

  1. #c2002f
  2. #2fc200
  3. #002fc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2002f
  2. #c29300
  3. #00c293
  4. #002fc2

Square

  1. #c2002f
  2. #90c200
  3. #00c293
  4. #3200c2

Monochromatic

  1. #29000a
  2. #76001c
  3. #c2002f
  4. #ff104a
  5. #ff5c84

Shades

#c2002f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2002f
  2. #af002a
  3. #9b0026
  4. #880021
  5. #74001c
  6. #610018
  7. #4e0013
  8. #3a000e
  9. #270009
  10. #130005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2002f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2002f
  2. #c81a44
  3. #ce3359
  4. #d44d6d
  5. #da6682
  6. #e18097
  7. #e799ac
  8. #edb3c1
  9. #f3ccd5
  10. #f9e6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2002f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2002f
  2. #bb0d37
  3. #b51a3f
  4. #ae2647
  5. #a8334f
  6. #a14058
  7. #9a4d60
  8. #945a68
  9. #8d6670
  10. #877378
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924b51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e482e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796d28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c372f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c552b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2002f {
  color: #c2002f;
}
Background
.bg-c2002f {
  background-color: #c2002f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c2002f {
  border: 2px solid #c2002f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2002f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 0 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2002f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2002f, #c23200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2002f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 0 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.49 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.64 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.80 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.80 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.03 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.26 #3dffd0 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c2002f  rgb(194, 0, 47)  hsl(345, 100%, 38%)  Cardinal
#00c293  rgb(0, 194, 147)  hsl(165, 100%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#2fc200  rgb(47, 194, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 38%)  Kelly Green
#002fc2  rgb(0, 47, 194)  hsl(225, 100%, 38%)  Persian Blue