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#C51A4B

#c51a4b ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51a4b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 10.2% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.8% magenta, 61.93% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 342.81°, with 76.68% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #1ac594

Split complementary

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #1ac53f
  3. #1aa1c5

Analogous

  1. #c51aa1
  2. #c51a4b
  3. #c53f1a

Triadic

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #4bc51a
  3. #1a4bc5

Tetradic

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #c5941a
  3. #1ac594
  4. #1a4bc5

Square

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #a1c51a
  3. #1ac594
  4. #3f1ac5

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0818
  2. #811131
  3. #c51a4b
  4. #e64573
  5. #ef89a6

Shades

#c51a4b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #b11744
  3. #9e153c
  4. #8a1235
  5. #76102d
  6. #630d26
  7. #4f0a1e
  8. #3b0817
  9. #27050f
  10. #140308
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51a4b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #cb315d
  3. #d1486f
  4. #d65f81
  5. #dc7693
  6. #e28da5
  7. #e8a3b7
  8. #eebac9
  9. #f3d1db
  10. #f9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51a4b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51a4b
  2. #be2450
  3. #b72e56
  4. #b0395b
  5. #a94360
  6. #a34d66
  7. #9c576b
  8. #956170
  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 #95515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514f4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b7146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e404b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5b48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51a4b {
  color: #c51a4b;
}
Background
.bg-c51a4b {
  background-color: #c51a4b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51a4b {
  border: 2px solid #c51a4b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51a4b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 26 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51a4b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51a4b, #c53f1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51a4b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 26 75 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.15 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.21 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.27 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.14 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.43 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.60 #3ae5b4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c51a4b  rgb(197, 26, 75)  hsl(343, 77%, 44%)  Cardinal
#1ac594  rgb(26, 197, 148)  hsl(163, 77%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4bc51a  rgb(75, 197, 26)  hsl(103, 77%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#1a4bc5  rgb(26, 75, 197)  hsl(223, 77%, 44%)  Sapphire