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#C62637

#c62637 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c62637 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 14.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.81% magenta, 72.22% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 353.63°, with 67.8% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #c62637
  2. #26c6b5

Split complementary

  1. #c62637
  2. #26c665
  3. #2687c6

Analogous

  1. #c62687
  2. #c62637
  3. #c66526

Triadic

  1. #c62637
  2. #37c626
  3. #2637c6

Tetradic

  1. #c62637
  2. #c6b526
  3. #26c6b5
  4. #2637c6

Square

  1. #c62637
  2. #87c626
  3. #26c6b5
  4. #6526c6

Monochromatic

  1. #460d13
  2. #861a25
  3. #c62637
  4. #df5967
  5. #ec99a2

Shades

#c62637 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c62637
  2. #b22232
  3. #9e1e2c
  4. #8b1b27
  5. #771721
  6. #63131c
  7. #4f0f16
  8. #3b0b11
  9. #28080b
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#c62637 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c62637
  2. #cc3c4b
  3. #d1515f
  4. #d76773
  5. #dd7d87
  6. #e3939b
  7. #e8a8af
  8. #eebec3
  9. #f4d4d7
  10. #f9e9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c62637 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c62637
  2. #bf2f3e
  3. #b83846
  4. #b1414d
  5. #aa4a54
  6. #a3535c
  7. #9c5c63
  8. #95656a
  9. #8e6e71
  10. #877779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975558 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #914436 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15e34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d20032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c62637 {
  color: #c62637;
}
Background
.bg-c62637 {
  background-color: #c62637;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c62637 {
  border: 2px solid #c62637;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c62637;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 38 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 68% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c62637 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c62637, #c66526);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c62637 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 38 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.97 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.01 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.07 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.36 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.05 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 6.75 #39d9c8 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c62637  rgb(198, 38, 55)  hsl(354, 68%, 46%)  Cardinal
#26c6b5  rgb(38, 198, 181)  hsl(174, 68%, 46%)  Tiffany Blue
#37c626  rgb(55, 198, 38)  hsl(114, 68%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2637c6  rgb(38, 55, 198)  hsl(234, 68%, 46%)  Persian Blue