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#C71243

#c71243 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c71243 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 7.06% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90.95% magenta, 66.33% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 343.76°, with 83.41% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.1298

Complementary

  1. #c71243
  2. #12c796

Split complementary

  1. #c71243
  2. #12c73c
  3. #129dc7

Analogous

  1. #c7129d
  2. #c71243
  3. #c73c12

Triadic

  1. #c71243
  2. #43c712
  3. #1243c7

Tetradic

  1. #c71243
  2. #c79612
  3. #12c796
  4. #1243c7

Square

  1. #c71243
  2. #9dc712
  3. #12c796
  4. #3c12c7

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0514
  2. #810c2b
  3. #c71243
  4. #ed3869
  5. #f37f9e

Shades

#c71243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c71243
  2. #b3103c
  3. #9f0e36
  4. #8b0d2f
  5. #770b28
  6. #640922
  7. #50071b
  8. #3c0514
  9. #28040d
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#c71243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c71243
  2. #cd2a56
  3. #d24169
  4. #d8597b
  5. #dd718e
  6. #e389a1
  7. #e9a0b4
  8. #eeb8c7
  9. #f4d0d9
  10. #f9e7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c71243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c71243
  2. #c01d49
  3. #b9284f
  4. #b23355
  5. #ab3e5b
  6. #a44962
  7. #9c5468
  8. #955f6e
  9. #8e6a74
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965059 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514e43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c713e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #903e43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05a40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c71243 {
  color: #c71243;
}
Background
.bg-c71243 {
  background-color: #c71243;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c71243 {
  border: 2px solid #c71243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c71243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 18 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c71243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c71243, #c73c12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c71243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 18 67 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.13 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.20 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.43 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.67 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.82 #38edbc Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c71243  rgb(199, 18, 67)  hsl(344, 83%, 43%)  Cardinal
#12c796  rgb(18, 199, 150)  hsl(164, 83%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#43c712  rgb(67, 199, 18)  hsl(104, 83%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1243c7  rgb(18, 67, 199)  hsl(224, 83%, 43%)  Persian Blue