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#C52844

#c52844 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c52844 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 15.69% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.7% magenta, 65.48% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 349.3°, with 66.24% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #c52844
  2. #28c5a9

Split complementary

  1. #c52844
  2. #28c55b
  3. #2892c5

Analogous

  1. #c52892
  2. #c52844
  3. #c55b28

Triadic

  1. #c52844
  2. #44c528
  3. #2844c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52844
  2. #c5a928
  3. #28c5a9
  4. #2844c5

Square

  1. #c52844
  2. #92c528
  3. #28c5a9
  4. #5b28c5

Monochromatic

  1. #460e18
  2. #851b2e
  3. #c52844
  4. #de5c73
  5. #eb9ba9

Shades

#c52844 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52844
  2. #b1243d
  3. #9e2036
  4. #8a1c30
  5. #761829
  6. #631422
  7. #4f101b
  8. #3b0c14
  9. #27080e
  10. #140407
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52844 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52844
  2. #cb3e57
  3. #d15369
  4. #d6697c
  5. #dc7e8f
  6. #e294a2
  7. #e8a9b4
  8. #eebfc7
  9. #f3d4da
  10. #f9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52844 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52844
  2. #be314a
  3. #b73a50
  4. #b04256
  5. #a94b5c
  6. #a35462
  7. #9c5d68
  8. #95666e
  9. #8e6e74
  10. #87777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96555c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575344 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e743f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #904544 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05e41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52844 {
  color: #c52844;
}
Background
.bg-c52844 {
  background-color: #c52844;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52844 {
  border: 2px solid #c52844;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52844;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 40 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 66% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52844 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52844, #c55b28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52844 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 40 68 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.32 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.70 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.91 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.91 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.22 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.53 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.75 #3ad7bb Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c52844  rgb(197, 40, 68)  hsl(349, 66%, 46%)  Cardinal
#28c5a9  rgb(40, 197, 169)  hsl(169, 66%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#44c528  rgb(68, 197, 40)  hsl(109, 66%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2844c5  rgb(40, 68, 197)  hsl(229, 66%, 46%)  Persian Blue