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#C8042E

#c8042e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8042e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 1.57% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 347.14°, with 96.08% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.1256

Complementary

  1. #c8042e
  2. #04c89e

Split complementary

  1. #c8042e
  2. #04c83c
  3. #0490c8

Analogous

  1. #c80490
  2. #c8042e
  3. #c83c04

Triadic

  1. #c8042e
  2. #2ec804
  3. #042ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8042e
  2. #c89e04
  3. #04c89e
  4. #042ec8

Square

  1. #c8042e
  2. #90c804
  3. #04c89e
  4. #3c04c8

Monochromatic

  1. #32010c
  2. #7d021d
  3. #c8042e
  4. #fb1e4d
  5. #fc6989

Shades

#c8042e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8042e
  2. #b40429
  3. #a00325
  4. #8c0320
  5. #78021c
  6. #640217
  7. #500212
  8. #3c010e
  9. #280109
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8042e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8042e
  2. #ce1d43
  3. #d33658
  4. #d94f6d
  5. #de6882
  6. #e48297
  7. #e99bab
  8. #efb4c0
  9. #f4cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8042e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8042e
  2. #c11036
  3. #ba1d3e
  4. #b22947
  5. #ab364f
  6. #a44257
  7. #9d4e5f
  8. #965b67
  9. #8e6770
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #964e53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7126 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913a2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a1592a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8042e {
  color: #c8042e;
}
Background
.bg-c8042e {
  background-color: #c8042e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8042e {
  border: 2px solid #c8042e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8042e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 4 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8042e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8042e, #c83c04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8042e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 4 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.75 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.13 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.85 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.09 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.36 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 6.21 #37fbd1 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c8042e  rgb(200, 4, 46)  hsl(347, 96%, 40%)  Cardinal
#04c89e  rgb(4, 200, 158)  hsl(167, 96%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2ec804  rgb(46, 200, 4)  hsl(107, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#042ec8  rgb(4, 46, 200)  hsl(227, 96%, 40%)  Persian Blue