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#C72B45

#c72b45 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72b45 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.86% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.39% magenta, 65.33% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 350°, with 64.46% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.143

Complementary

  1. #c72b45
  2. #2bc7ad

Split complementary

  1. #c72b45
  2. #2bc75f
  3. #2b93c7

Analogous

  1. #c72b93
  2. #c72b45
  3. #c75f2b

Triadic

  1. #c72b45
  2. #45c72b
  3. #2b45c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72b45
  2. #c7ad2b
  3. #2bc7ad
  4. #2b45c7

Square

  1. #c72b45
  2. #93c72b
  3. #2bc7ad
  4. #5f2bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #491019
  2. #881d2f
  3. #c72b45
  4. #dd6276
  5. #eba0ad

Shades

#c72b45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72b45
  2. #b3273e
  3. #9f2237
  4. #8b1e30
  5. #771a29
  6. #641623
  7. #50111c
  8. #3c0d15
  9. #28090e
  10. #140407
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72b45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72b45
  2. #cd4058
  3. #d2556a
  4. #d86b7d
  5. #dd808f
  6. #e395a2
  7. #e9aab5
  8. #eebfc7
  9. #f4d5da
  10. #f9eaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72b45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72b45
  2. #c0344b
  3. #b93c51
  4. #b24557
  5. #ab4d5d
  6. #a45663
  7. #9c5e68
  8. #95676e
  9. #8e6f74
  10. #87787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98575d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595545 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807540 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16042 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3053d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72b45 {
  color: #c72b45;
}
Background
.bg-c72b45 {
  background-color: #c72b45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72b45 {
  border: 2px solid #c72b45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72b45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 43 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72b45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72b45, #c75f2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72b45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 43 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.14 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.43 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.84 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.33 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.51 #38d4ba Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c72b45  rgb(199, 43, 69)  hsl(350, 64%, 47%)  Cardinal
#2bc7ad  rgb(43, 199, 173)  hsl(170, 64%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#45c72b  rgb(69, 199, 43)  hsl(110, 64%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2b45c7  rgb(43, 69, 199)  hsl(230, 64%, 47%)  Persian Blue