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#C60D32

#c60d32 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c60d32 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.43% magenta, 74.75% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 348°, 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 5.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.1252

Complementary

  1. #c60d32
  2. #0dc6a1

Split complementary

  1. #c60d32
  2. #0dc644
  3. #0d8ec6

Analogous

  1. #c60d8e
  2. #c60d32
  3. #c6440d

Triadic

  1. #c60d32
  2. #32c60d
  3. #0d32c6

Tetradic

  1. #c60d32
  2. #c6a10d
  3. #0dc6a1
  4. #0d32c6

Square

  1. #c60d32
  2. #8ec60d
  3. #0dc6a1
  4. #440dc6

Monochromatic

  1. #36040e
  2. #7e0820
  3. #c60d32
  4. #f12e55
  5. #f67690

Shades

#c60d32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c60d32
  2. #b20c2d
  3. #9e0a28
  4. #8b0923
  5. #77081e
  6. #630719
  7. #4f0514
  8. #3b040f
  9. #28030a
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#c60d32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c60d32
  2. #cc2547
  3. #d13d5b
  4. #d75670
  5. #dd6e84
  6. #e38699
  7. #e89ead
  8. #eeb6c2
  9. #f4cfd6
  10. #f9e7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c60d32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c60d32
  2. #bf193a
  3. #b82442
  4. #b13049
  5. #aa3b51
  6. #a34759
  7. #9c5261
  8. #955e69
  9. #8e6970
  10. #877578
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #954e54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d702b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f3b32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f592e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c60d32 {
  color: #c60d32;
}
Background
.bg-c60d32 {
  background-color: #c60d32;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c60d32 {
  border: 2px solid #c60d32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c60d32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 13 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c60d32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c60d32, #c6440d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c60d32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 13 50 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.93 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.85 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.42 #39f2cd Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c60d32  rgb(198, 13, 50)  hsl(348, 88%, 41%)  Cardinal
#0dc6a1  rgb(13, 198, 161)  hsl(168, 88%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#32c60d  rgb(50, 198, 13)  hsl(108, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0d32c6  rgb(13, 50, 198)  hsl(228, 88%, 41%)  Persian Blue