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#C41E2F

#c41e2f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c41e2f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 11.76% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.69% magenta, 76.02% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 353.86°, with 73.45% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #1ec4b3

Split complementary

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #1ec460
  3. #1e82c4

Analogous

  1. #c41e82
  2. #c41e2f
  3. #c4601e

Triadic

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #2fc41e
  3. #1e2fc4

Tetradic

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #c4b31e
  3. #1ec4b3
  4. #1e2fc4

Square

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #82c41e
  3. #1ec4b3
  4. #601ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0a0f
  2. #82141f
  3. #c41e2f
  4. #e34b5b
  5. #ee8d97

Shades

#c41e2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #b01b2a
  3. #9d1826
  4. #891521
  5. #76121c
  6. #620f18
  7. #4e0c13
  8. #3b090e
  9. #270609
  10. #140305
  11. #000000

Tints

#c41e2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #ca3544
  3. #d04b59
  4. #d6626d
  5. #dc7882
  6. #e28f97
  7. #e7a5ac
  8. #edbcc1
  9. #f3d2d5
  10. #f9e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c41e2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c41e2f
  2. #bd2837
  3. #b6323f
  4. #b03b47
  5. #a9454f
  6. #a24f58
  7. #9b5960
  8. #946368
  9. #8e6c70
  10. #877678
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #945154 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554e2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7128 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f402e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5b2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c41e2f {
  color: #c41e2f;
}
Background
.bg-c41e2f {
  background-color: #c41e2f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c41e2f {
  border: 2px solid #c41e2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c41e2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 30 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 73% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c41e2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c41e2f, #c4601e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c41e2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 30 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.20 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.97 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.13 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.20 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.45 #3be1d0 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c41e2f  rgb(196, 30, 47)  hsl(354, 73%, 44%)  Cardinal
#1ec4b3  rgb(30, 196, 179)  hsl(174, 73%, 44%)  Tiffany Blue
#2fc41e  rgb(47, 196, 30)  hsl(114, 73%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1e2fc4  rgb(30, 47, 196)  hsl(234, 73%, 44%)  Persian Blue