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#C8043F

#c8043f ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8043f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 1.57% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 68.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 341.94°, with 96.08% saturation and 40% 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 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1273

Complementary

  1. #c8043f
  2. #04c88d

Split complementary

  1. #c8043f
  2. #04c82b
  3. #04a1c8

Analogous

  1. #c804a1
  2. #c8043f
  3. #c82b04

Triadic

  1. #c8043f
  2. #3fc804
  3. #043fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8043f
  2. #c88d04
  3. #04c88d
  4. #043fc8

Square

  1. #c8043f
  2. #a1c804
  3. #04c88d
  4. #2b04c8

Monochromatic

  1. #320110
  2. #7d0227
  3. #c8043f
  4. #fb1e60
  5. #fc6995

Shades

#c8043f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8043f
  2. #b40439
  3. #a00332
  4. #8c032c
  5. #780226
  6. #640220
  7. #500219
  8. #3c0113
  9. #28010d
  10. #140006
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8043f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8043f
  2. #ce1d52
  3. #d33665
  4. #d94f79
  5. #de688c
  6. #e4829f
  7. #e99bb2
  8. #efb4c5
  9. #f4cdd9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8043f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8043f
  2. #c11046
  3. #ba1d4c
  4. #b22953
  5. #ab3659
  6. #a44260
  7. #9d4e66
  8. #965b6d
  9. #8e6773
  10. #87747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #974e57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4c3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7139 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #903b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0593c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8043f {
  color: #c8043f;
}
Background
.bg-c8043f {
  background-color: #c8043f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8043f {
  border: 2px solid #c8043f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8043f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 4 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8043f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8043f, #c82b04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8043f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 4 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.67 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.67 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.56 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.82 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 8.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 8.13 #37fbc0 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c8043f  rgb(200, 4, 63)  hsl(342, 96%, 40%)  Cardinal
#04c88d  rgb(4, 200, 141)  hsl(162, 96%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#3fc804  rgb(63, 200, 4)  hsl(102, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#043fc8  rgb(4, 63, 200)  hsl(222, 96%, 40%)  Persian Blue