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#C52240

#c52240 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c52240 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 13.33% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.74% magenta, 67.51% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 348.96°, with 70.56% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.46.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1338

Complementary

  1. #c52240
  2. #22c5a7

Split complementary

  1. #c52240
  2. #22c556
  3. #2291c5

Analogous

  1. #c52291
  2. #c52240
  3. #c55622

Triadic

  1. #c52240
  2. #40c522
  3. #2240c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52240
  2. #c5a722
  3. #22c5a7
  4. #2240c5

Square

  1. #c52240
  2. #91c522
  3. #22c5a7
  4. #5622c5

Monochromatic

  1. #430b16
  2. #84172b
  3. #c52240
  4. #e1526d
  5. #ec94a4

Shades

#c52240 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52240
  2. #b11f3a
  3. #9e1b33
  4. #8a182d
  5. #761426
  6. #631120
  7. #4f0e1a
  8. #3b0a13
  9. #27070d
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52240 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52240
  2. #cb3853
  3. #d14e66
  4. #d66479
  5. #dc7a8c
  6. #e291a0
  7. #e8a7b3
  8. #eebdc6
  9. #f3d3d9
  10. #f9e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52240 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52240
  2. #be2b46
  3. #b7354d
  4. #b03e53
  5. #a9485a
  6. #a35160
  7. #9c5a66
  8. #95646d
  9. #8e6d73
  10. #87777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965359 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555140 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e723b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d90030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #904340 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5c3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d10037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52240 {
  color: #c52240;
}
Background
.bg-c52240 {
  background-color: #c52240;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52240 {
  border: 2px solid #c52240;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52240;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 34 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 71% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52240 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52240, #c55622);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52240 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 34 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.46 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.76 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.51 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.90 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.19 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.39 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.84 #3addbf Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c52240  rgb(197, 34, 64)  hsl(349, 71%, 45%)  Cardinal
#22c5a7  rgb(34, 197, 167)  hsl(169, 71%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#40c522  rgb(64, 197, 34)  hsl(109, 71%, 45%)  Lime Green
#2240c5  rgb(34, 64, 197)  hsl(229, 71%, 45%)  Persian Blue