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#C3333E

#c3333e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c3333e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 20% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.85% magenta, 68.21% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 355.42°, with 58.54% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.1432

Complementary

  1. #c3333e
  2. #33c3b8

Split complementary

  1. #c3333e
  2. #33c370
  3. #3386c3

Analogous

  1. #c33386
  2. #c3333e
  3. #c37033

Triadic

  1. #c3333e
  2. #3ec333
  3. #333ec3

Tetradic

  1. #c3333e
  2. #c3b833
  3. #33c3b8
  4. #333ec3

Square

  1. #c3333e
  2. #86c333
  3. #33c3b8
  4. #7033c3

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1317
  2. #86232b
  3. #c3333e
  4. #d86a73
  5. #e8a7ac

Shades

#c3333e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3333e
  2. #b02e38
  3. #9c2932
  4. #89242b
  5. #751f25
  6. #621a1f
  7. #4e1419
  8. #3b0f13
  9. #270a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3333e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3333e
  2. #c94751
  3. #cf5c65
  4. #d57078
  5. #db858b
  6. #e1999f
  7. #e7adb2
  8. #edc2c5
  9. #f3d6d8
  10. #f9ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3333e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3333e
  2. #bc3b45
  3. #b6424b
  4. #af4a52
  5. #a85258
  6. #a25a5f
  7. #9b6166
  8. #94696c
  9. #8d7173
  10. #877879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96595b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c563d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81753a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d60038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914a3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f613b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf1a3b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3333e {
  color: #c3333e;
}
Background
.bg-c3333e {
  background-color: #c3333e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c3333e {
  border: 2px solid #c3333e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3333e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 51 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 59% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3333e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3333e, #c37033);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3333e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 51 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.04 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.50 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.97 #3cccc1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c3333e  rgb(195, 51, 62)  hsl(355, 59%, 48%)  Cardinal
#33c3b8  rgb(51, 195, 184)  hsl(175, 59%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#3ec333  rgb(62, 195, 51)  hsl(115, 59%, 48%)  Lime Green
#333ec3  rgb(51, 62, 195)  hsl(235, 59%, 48%)  Persian Blue