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#C41245

#c41245 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c41245 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 7.06% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.82% magenta, 64.8% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 342.81°, with 83.18% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.126

Complementary

  1. #c41245
  2. #12c491

Split complementary

  1. #c41245
  2. #12c438
  3. #129ec4

Analogous

  1. #c4129e
  2. #c41245
  3. #c43812

Triadic

  1. #c41245
  2. #45c412
  3. #1245c4

Tetradic

  1. #c41245
  2. #c49112
  3. #12c491
  4. #1245c4

Square

  1. #c41245
  2. #9ec412
  3. #12c491
  4. #3812c4

Monochromatic

  1. #380514
  2. #7e0c2c
  3. #c41245
  4. #ed366a
  5. #f37c9e

Shades

#c41245 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c41245
  2. #b0103e
  3. #9d0e37
  4. #890d30
  5. #760b29
  6. #620923
  7. #4e071c
  8. #3b0515
  9. #27040e
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#c41245 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c41245
  2. #ca2a58
  3. #d0416a
  4. #d6597d
  5. #dc718f
  6. #e289a2
  7. #e7a0b5
  8. #edb8c7
  9. #f3d0da
  10. #f9e7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c41245 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c41245
  2. #bd1d4b
  3. #b62851
  4. #b03357
  5. #a93e5d
  6. #a24963
  7. #9b5468
  8. #945f6e
  9. #8e6a74
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #944f59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4d45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7040 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d3d45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d00037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c41245 {
  color: #c41245;
}
Background
.bg-c41245 {
  background-color: #c41245;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c41245 {
  border: 2px solid #c41245;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c41245;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 18 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c41245 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c41245, #c43812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c41245 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 18 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.03 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.24 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.25 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.33 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 8.49 #3bedba Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c41245  rgb(196, 18, 69)  hsl(343, 83%, 42%)  Cardinal
#12c491  rgb(18, 196, 145)  hsl(163, 83%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#45c412  rgb(69, 196, 18)  hsl(103, 83%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1245c4  rgb(18, 69, 196)  hsl(223, 83%, 42%)  Persian Blue