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#C81237

#c81237 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c81237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 72.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 347.8°, with 83.49% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #c81237
  2. #12c8a3

Split complementary

  1. #c81237
  2. #12c848
  3. #1292c8

Analogous

  1. #c81292
  2. #c81237
  3. #c84812

Triadic

  1. #c81237
  2. #37c812
  3. #1237c8

Tetradic

  1. #c81237
  2. #c8a312
  3. #12c8a3
  4. #1237c8

Square

  1. #c81237
  2. #92c812
  3. #12c8a3
  4. #4812c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0510
  2. #820c24
  3. #c81237
  4. #ed395e
  5. #f47f97

Shades

#c81237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c81237
  2. #b41032
  3. #a00e2c
  4. #8c0d27
  5. #780b21
  6. #64091c
  7. #500716
  8. #3c0511
  9. #28040b
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#c81237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c81237
  2. #ce2a4b
  3. #d3415f
  4. #d95973
  5. #de7187
  6. #e4899b
  7. #e9a0af
  8. #efb8c3
  9. #f4d0d7
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c81237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c81237
  2. #c11d3e
  3. #ba2846
  4. #b2334d
  5. #ab3e54
  6. #a4495c
  7. #9d5463
  8. #965f6a
  9. #8e6a71
  10. #877579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534d37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7231 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913d37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15a33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c81237 {
  color: #c81237;
}
Background
.bg-c81237 {
  background-color: #c81237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c81237 {
  border: 2px solid #c81237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c81237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c81237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c81237, #c84812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c81237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 0.92 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.27 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.92 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.04 #37edc8 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c81237  rgb(200, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 83%, 43%)  Cardinal
#12c8a3  rgb(18, 200, 163)  hsl(168, 83%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#37c812  rgb(55, 200, 18)  hsl(108, 83%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1237c8  rgb(18, 55, 200)  hsl(228, 83%, 43%)  Persian Blue