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#C60D2C

#c60d2c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c60d2c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 5.1% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.43% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 349.95°, with 87.68% saturation and 41.37% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1248

Complementary

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #0dc6a7

Split complementary

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #0dc64b
  3. #0d88c6

Analogous

  1. #c60d88
  2. #c60d2c
  3. #c64b0d

Triadic

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #2cc60d
  3. #0d2cc6

Tetradic

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #c6a70d
  3. #0dc6a7
  4. #0d2cc6

Square

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #88c60d
  3. #0dc6a7
  4. #4b0dc6

Monochromatic

  1. #36040c
  2. #7e081c
  3. #c60d2c
  4. #f12e4f
  5. #f6768b

Shades

#c60d2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #b20c28
  3. #9e0a23
  4. #8b091f
  5. #77081a
  6. #630716
  7. #4f0512
  8. #3b040d
  9. #280309
  10. #140104
  11. #000000

Tints

#c60d2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #cc2541
  3. #d13d56
  4. #d7566b
  5. #dd6e80
  6. #e38696
  7. #e89eab
  8. #eeb6c0
  9. #f4cfd5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c60d2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c60d2c
  2. #bf1934
  3. #b8243d
  4. #b13045
  5. #aa3b4e
  6. #a34756
  7. #9c525e
  8. #955e67
  9. #8e696f
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #954e52 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7024 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #903b2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c60d2c {
  color: #c60d2c;
}
Background
.bg-c60d2c {
  background-color: #c60d2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c60d2c {
  border: 2px solid #c60d2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c60d2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 13 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c60d2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c60d2c, #c64b0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c60d2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 13 44 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.31 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.25 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.64 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.37 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.46 #39f2d3 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c60d2c  rgb(198, 13, 44)  hsl(350, 88%, 41%)  Cardinal
#0dc6a7  rgb(13, 198, 167)  hsl(170, 88%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2cc60d  rgb(44, 198, 13)  hsl(110, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0d2cc6  rgb(13, 44, 198)  hsl(230, 88%, 41%)  Persian Blue