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#C7253E

#c7253e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c7253e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 14.51% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.41% magenta, 68.84% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 350.74°, with 68.64% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #c7253e
  2. #25c7ae

Split complementary

  1. #c7253e
  2. #25c75d
  3. #258fc7

Analogous

  1. #c7258f
  2. #c7253e
  3. #c75d25

Triadic

  1. #c7253e
  2. #3ec725
  3. #253ec7

Tetradic

  1. #c7253e
  2. #c7ae25
  3. #25c7ae
  4. #253ec7

Square

  1. #c7253e
  2. #8fc725
  3. #25c7ae
  4. #5d25c7

Monochromatic

  1. #460d16
  2. #86192a
  3. #c7253e
  4. #e0586d
  5. #ec99a6

Shades

#c7253e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7253e
  2. #b32138
  3. #9f1e32
  4. #8b1a2b
  5. #771625
  6. #64131f
  7. #500f19
  8. #3c0b13
  9. #28070c
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7253e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7253e
  2. #cd3b51
  3. #d25165
  4. #d86678
  5. #dd7c8b
  6. #e3929f
  7. #e9a8b2
  8. #eebec5
  9. #f4d3d8
  10. #f9e9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7253e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7253e
  2. #c02e45
  3. #b9374b
  4. #b24052
  5. #ab4958
  6. #a4535f
  7. #9c5c66
  8. #95656c
  9. #8e6e73
  10. #877779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58523e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92443e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15e3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d30036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7253e {
  color: #c7253e;
}
Background
.bg-c7253e {
  background-color: #c7253e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c7253e {
  border: 2px solid #c7253e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7253e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 37 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 69% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7253e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7253e, #c75d25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7253e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 37 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.03 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.37 #38dac1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c7253e  rgb(199, 37, 62)  hsl(351, 69%, 46%)  Cardinal
#25c7ae  rgb(37, 199, 174)  hsl(171, 69%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3ec725  rgb(62, 199, 37)  hsl(111, 69%, 46%)  Lime Green
#253ec7  rgb(37, 62, 199)  hsl(231, 69%, 46%)  Persian Blue