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#C8203F

#c8203f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8203f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 12.55% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 68.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 348.93°, with 72.41% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1367

Complementary

  1. #c8203f
  2. #20c8a9

Split complementary

  1. #c8203f
  2. #20c855
  3. #2093c8

Analogous

  1. #c82093
  2. #c8203f
  3. #c85520

Triadic

  1. #c8203f
  2. #3fc820
  3. #203fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8203f
  2. #c8a920
  3. #20c8a9
  4. #203fc8

Square

  1. #c8203f
  2. #93c820
  3. #20c8a9
  4. #5520c8

Monochromatic

  1. #440b15
  2. #86152a
  3. #c8203f
  4. #e3516c
  5. #ee93a4

Shades

#c8203f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8203f
  2. #b41d39
  3. #a01a32
  4. #8c162c
  5. #781326
  6. #641020
  7. #500d19
  8. #3c0a13
  9. #28060d
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8203f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8203f
  2. #ce3652
  3. #d34d65
  4. #d96379
  5. #de798c
  6. #e4909f
  7. #e9a6b2
  8. #efbcc5
  9. #f4d2d9
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8203f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8203f
  2. #c12a46
  3. #ba334c
  4. #b23d53
  5. #ab4659
  6. #a45060
  7. #9d5a66
  8. #96636d
  9. #8e6d73
  10. #87767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98545a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56513f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f743a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92423f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25d3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8203f {
  color: #c8203f;
}
Background
.bg-c8203f {
  background-color: #c8203f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8203f {
  border: 2px solid #c8203f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8203f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 32 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8203f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8203f, #c85520);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8203f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 32 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.35 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.45 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.71 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.99 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.98 #37dfc0 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c8203f  rgb(200, 32, 63)  hsl(349, 72%, 45%)  Cardinal
#20c8a9  rgb(32, 200, 169)  hsl(169, 72%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3fc820  rgb(63, 200, 32)  hsl(109, 72%, 45%)  Lime Green
#203fc8  rgb(32, 63, 200)  hsl(229, 72%, 45%)  Persian Blue