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#C41D4A

#c41d4a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c41d4a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 11.37% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.2% magenta, 62.24% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 343.83°, with 74.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.1311

Complementary

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #1dc497

Split complementary

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #1dc443
  3. #1d9ec4

Analogous

  1. #c41d9e
  2. #c41d4a
  3. #c4431d

Triadic

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #4ac41d
  3. #1d4ac4

Tetradic

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #c4971d
  3. #1dc497
  4. #1d4ac4

Square

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #9ec41d
  3. #1dc497
  4. #431dc4

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0918
  2. #811331
  3. #c41d4a
  4. #e44973
  5. #ee8ca6

Shades

#c41d4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #b01a43
  3. #9d173b
  4. #891434
  5. #76112c
  6. #620f25
  7. #4e0c1e
  8. #3b0916
  9. #27060f
  10. #140307
  11. #000000

Tints

#c41d4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #ca345c
  3. #d04a6e
  4. #d66180
  5. #dc7792
  6. #e28ea5
  7. #e7a5b7
  8. #edbbc9
  9. #f3d2db
  10. #f9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c41d4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c41d4a
  2. #bd274f
  3. #b63155
  4. #b03b5a
  5. #a94560
  6. #a24f65
  7. #9b586a
  8. #946270
  9. #8e6c75
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95525c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51504a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7145 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d70032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e414a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d5b47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c41d4a {
  color: #c41d4a;
}
Background
.bg-c41d4a {
  background-color: #c41d4a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c41d4a {
  border: 2px solid #c41d4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c41d4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 29 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 74% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c41d4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c41d4a, #c4431d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c41d4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 29 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.83 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.47 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.48 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.34 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.50 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.58 #3be2b5 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c41d4a  rgb(196, 29, 74)  hsl(344, 74%, 44%)  Cardinal
#1dc497  rgb(29, 196, 151)  hsl(164, 74%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4ac41d  rgb(74, 196, 29)  hsl(104, 74%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#1d4ac4  rgb(29, 74, 196)  hsl(224, 74%, 44%)  Sapphire