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#C51130

#c51130 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51130 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 6.67% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.37% magenta, 75.63% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 349.67°, with 84.11% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #c51130
  2. #11c5a6

Split complementary

  1. #c51130
  2. #11c54c
  3. #118ac5

Analogous

  1. #c5118a
  2. #c51130
  3. #c54c11

Triadic

  1. #c51130
  2. #30c511
  3. #1130c5

Tetradic

  1. #c51130
  2. #c5a611
  3. #11c5a6
  4. #1130c5

Square

  1. #c51130
  2. #8ac511
  3. #11c5a6
  4. #4c11c5

Monochromatic

  1. #38050e
  2. #7f0b1f
  3. #c51130
  4. #ee3555
  5. #f47b90

Shades

#c51130 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51130
  2. #b10f2b
  3. #9e0e26
  4. #8a0c22
  5. #760a1d
  6. #630918
  7. #4f0713
  8. #3b050e
  9. #27030a
  10. #140205
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51130 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51130
  2. #cb2945
  3. #d14159
  4. #d6586e
  5. #dc7083
  6. #e28898
  7. #e8a0ac
  8. #eeb8c1
  9. #f3cfd6
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51130 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51130
  2. #be1c38
  3. #b72740
  4. #b03248
  5. #a93d50
  6. #a34958
  7. #9c5460
  8. #955f68
  9. #8e6a70
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #944e53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7029 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3c30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f592c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d10028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51130 {
  color: #c51130;
}
Background
.bg-c51130 {
  background-color: #c51130;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51130 {
  border: 2px solid #c51130;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51130;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 17 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51130 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51130, #c54c11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51130 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 17 48 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.39 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.14 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.20 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.23 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.04 #3aeecf Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c51130  rgb(197, 17, 48)  hsl(350, 84%, 42%)  Cardinal
#11c5a6  rgb(17, 197, 166)  hsl(170, 84%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#30c511  rgb(48, 197, 17)  hsl(110, 84%, 42%)  Lime Green
#1130c5  rgb(17, 48, 197)  hsl(230, 84%, 42%)  Persian Blue