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#C8293C

#c8293c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8293c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 16.08% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.5% magenta, 70% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 352.83°, with 65.98% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #c8293c
  2. #29c8b5

Split complementary

  1. #c8293c
  2. #29c865
  3. #298bc8

Analogous

  1. #c8298b
  2. #c8293c
  3. #c86529

Triadic

  1. #c8293c
  2. #3cc829
  3. #293cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8293c
  2. #c8b529
  3. #29c8b5
  4. #293cc8

Square

  1. #c8293c
  2. #8bc829
  3. #29c8b5
  4. #6529c8

Monochromatic

  1. #490f16
  2. #881c29
  3. #c8293c
  4. #de5f6e
  5. #eb9fa8

Shades

#c8293c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8293c
  2. #b42536
  3. #a02130
  4. #8c1d2a
  5. #781924
  6. #64151e
  7. #501018
  8. #3c0c12
  9. #28080c
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8293c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8293c
  2. #ce3e50
  3. #d35463
  4. #d96977
  5. #de7f8a
  6. #e4949e
  7. #e9a9b1
  8. #efbfc5
  9. #f4d4d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8293c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8293c
  2. #c13243
  3. #ba3a4a
  4. #b24350
  5. #ab4c57
  6. #a4555e
  7. #9d5d65
  8. #96666c
  9. #8e6f72
  10. #877779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98565a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a543b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93463c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a26039 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8293c {
  color: #c8293c;
}
Background
.bg-c8293c {
  background-color: #c8293c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8293c {
  border: 2px solid #c8293c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8293c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 41 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8293c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8293c, #c86529);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8293c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 41 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.89 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.47 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.95 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.61 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.00 #37d6c3 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c8293c  rgb(200, 41, 60)  hsl(353, 66%, 47%)  Cardinal
#29c8b5  rgb(41, 200, 181)  hsl(173, 66%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#3cc829  rgb(60, 200, 41)  hsl(113, 66%, 47%)  Lime Green
#293cc8  rgb(41, 60, 200)  hsl(233, 66%, 47%)  Persian Blue