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#C51142

#c51142 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51142 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 6.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.37% magenta, 66.5% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 343.67°, with 84.11% 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 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.1266

Complementary

  1. #c51142
  2. #11c594

Split complementary

  1. #c51142
  2. #11c53a
  3. #119cc5

Analogous

  1. #c5119c
  2. #c51142
  3. #c53a11

Triadic

  1. #c51142
  2. #42c511
  3. #1142c5

Tetradic

  1. #c51142
  2. #c59411
  3. #11c594
  4. #1142c5

Square

  1. #c51142
  2. #9cc511
  3. #11c594
  4. #3a11c5

Monochromatic

  1. #380513
  2. #7f0b2a
  3. #c51142
  4. #ee3567
  5. #f47b9c

Shades

#c51142 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51142
  2. #b10f3b
  3. #9e0e35
  4. #8a0c2e
  5. #760a28
  6. #630921
  7. #4f071a
  8. #3b0514
  9. #27030d
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51142 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51142
  2. #cb2955
  3. #d14168
  4. #d6587b
  5. #dc708e
  6. #e288a1
  7. #e8a0b3
  8. #eeb8c6
  9. #f3cfd9
  10. #f9e7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51142 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51142
  2. #be1c48
  3. #b7274e
  4. #b03255
  5. #a93d5b
  6. #a34961
  7. #9c5467
  8. #955f6d
  9. #8e6a74
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #954f58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504d42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b703d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e3d42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e593f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d10035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51142 {
  color: #c51142;
}
Background
.bg-c51142 {
  background-color: #c51142;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51142 {
  border: 2px solid #c51142;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51142;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 17 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 84% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51142 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51142, #c53a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51142 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 17 66 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.19 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.48 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.24 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.58 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.26 #3aeebd Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c51142  rgb(197, 17, 66)  hsl(344, 84%, 42%)  Cardinal
#11c594  rgb(17, 197, 148)  hsl(164, 84%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#42c511  rgb(66, 197, 17)  hsl(104, 84%, 42%)  Kelly Green
#1142c5  rgb(17, 66, 197)  hsl(224, 84%, 42%)  Persian Blue