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#C21241

#c21241 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c21241 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 7.06% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.72% magenta, 66.49% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 343.98°, with 83.02% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.1228

Complementary

  1. #c21241
  2. #12c293

Split complementary

  1. #c21241
  2. #12c23b
  3. #1299c2

Analogous

  1. #c21299
  2. #c21241
  3. #c23b12

Triadic

  1. #c21241
  2. #41c212
  3. #1241c2

Tetradic

  1. #c21241
  2. #c29312
  3. #12c293
  4. #1241c2

Square

  1. #c21241
  2. #99c212
  3. #12c293
  4. #3b12c2

Monochromatic

  1. #360512
  2. #7c0c2a
  3. #c21241
  4. #ec3465
  5. #f37a9a

Shades

#c21241 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c21241
  2. #af103b
  3. #9b0e34
  4. #880d2e
  5. #740b27
  6. #610921
  7. #4e071a
  8. #3a0514
  9. #27040d
  10. #130207
  11. #000000

Tints

#c21241 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c21241
  2. #c82a54
  3. #ce4167
  4. #d4597a
  5. #da718d
  6. #e189a0
  7. #e7a0b3
  8. #edb8c6
  9. #f3d0d9
  10. #f9e7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c21241 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c21241
  2. #bb1d47
  3. #b5284e
  4. #ae3354
  5. #a83e5a
  6. #a14961
  7. #9a5467
  8. #945f6d
  9. #8d6a73
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #626262 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #924e57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4c41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796f3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c3c41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c583e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c21241 {
  color: #c21241;
}
Background
.bg-c21241 {
  background-color: #c21241;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c21241 {
  border: 2px solid #c21241;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c21241;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 18 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c21241 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c21241, #c23b12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c21241 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 18 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.25 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 6.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.87 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.09 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.25 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 8.67 #3dedbe Inverted #626262 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c21241  rgb(194, 18, 65)  hsl(344, 83%, 42%)  Cardinal
#12c293  rgb(18, 194, 147)  hsl(164, 83%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#41c212  rgb(65, 194, 18)  hsl(104, 83%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1241c2  rgb(18, 65, 194)  hsl(224, 83%, 42%)  Persian Blue