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#C60449

#c60449 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c60449 is a color from the rose family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 1.57% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.98% magenta, 63.13% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 338.66°, with 96.04% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.59.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1257

Complementary

  1. #c60449
  2. #04c681

Split complementary

  1. #c60449
  2. #04c620
  3. #04aac6

Analogous

  1. #c604aa
  2. #c60449
  3. #c62004

Triadic

  1. #c60449
  2. #49c604
  3. #0449c6

Tetradic

  1. #c60449
  2. #c68104
  3. #04c681
  4. #0449c6

Square

  1. #c60449
  2. #aac604
  3. #04c681
  4. #2004c6

Monochromatic

  1. #300112
  2. #7b022d
  3. #c60449
  4. #fa1c6b
  5. #fc679c

Shades

#c60449 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c60449
  2. #b20442
  3. #9e033a
  4. #8b0333
  5. #77022c
  6. #630225
  7. #4f021d
  8. #3b0116
  9. #28010f
  10. #140007
  11. #000000

Tints

#c60449 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c60449
  2. #cc1d5b
  3. #d1366d
  4. #d74f80
  5. #dd6892
  6. #e382a4
  7. #e89bb6
  8. #eeb4c8
  9. #f4cddb
  10. #f9e6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c60449 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c60449
  2. #bf104f
  3. #b81d54
  4. #b1295a
  5. #aa365f
  6. #a34265
  7. #9c4e6a
  8. #955b70
  9. #8e6775
  10. #87747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #954e5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d4c4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a7044 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e3b49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5846 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c60449 {
  color: #c60449;
}
Background
.bg-c60449 {
  background-color: #c60449;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c60449 {
  border: 2px solid #c60449;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c60449;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 4 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c60449 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c60449, #c62004);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c60449 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 4 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.59 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.58 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.17 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.33 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.88 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.08 #39fbb6 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c60449  rgb(198, 4, 73)  hsl(339, 96%, 40%)  Cardinal
#04c681  rgb(4, 198, 129)  hsl(159, 96%, 40%)  Emerald
#49c604  rgb(73, 198, 4)  hsl(99, 96%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0449c6  rgb(4, 73, 198)  hsl(219, 96%, 40%)  Sapphire