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#C72946

#c72946 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72946 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.08% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.4% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 348.99°, with 65.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1417

Complementary

  1. #c72946
  2. #29c7aa

Split complementary

  1. #c72946
  2. #29c75b
  3. #2995c7

Analogous

  1. #c72995
  2. #c72946
  3. #c75b29

Triadic

  1. #c72946
  2. #46c729
  3. #2946c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72946
  2. #c7aa29
  3. #29c7aa
  4. #2946c7

Square

  1. #c72946
  2. #95c729
  3. #29c7aa
  4. #5b29c7

Monochromatic

  1. #480f19
  2. #881c30
  3. #c72946
  4. #de5f76
  5. #eb9eac

Shades

#c72946 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72946
  2. #b3253f
  3. #9f2138
  4. #8b1d31
  5. #77192a
  6. #641523
  7. #50101c
  8. #3c0c15
  9. #28080e
  10. #140407
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72946 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72946
  2. #cd3e59
  3. #d2546b
  4. #d8697e
  5. #dd7f90
  6. #e394a3
  7. #e9a9b5
  8. #eebfc8
  9. #f4d4da
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72946 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72946
  2. #c0324c
  3. #b93a52
  4. #b24357
  5. #ab4c5d
  6. #a45563
  7. #9c5d69
  8. #95666f
  9. #8e6f74
  10. #87777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98565d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585446 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807541 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924746 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15f43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72946 {
  color: #c72946;
}
Background
.bg-c72946 {
  background-color: #c72946;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72946 {
  border: 2px solid #c72946;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72946;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72946 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72946, #c75b29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72946 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.23 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.42 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.00 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.39 #38d6b9 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c72946  rgb(199, 41, 70)  hsl(349, 66%, 47%)  Cardinal
#29c7aa  rgb(41, 199, 170)  hsl(169, 66%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#46c729  rgb(70, 199, 41)  hsl(109, 66%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2946c7  rgb(41, 70, 199)  hsl(229, 66%, 47%)  Persian Blue