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#C9052D

#c9052d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c9052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.51% magenta, 77.61% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 347.76°, with 95.15% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.1272

Complementary

  1. #c9052d
  2. #05c9a1

Split complementary

  1. #c9052d
  2. #05c93f
  3. #058fc9

Analogous

  1. #c9058f
  2. #c9052d
  3. #c93f05

Triadic

  1. #c9052d
  2. #2dc905
  3. #052dc9

Tetradic

  1. #c9052d
  2. #c9a105
  3. #05c9a1
  4. #052dc9

Square

  1. #c9052d
  2. #8fc905
  3. #05c9a1
  4. #3f05c9

Monochromatic

  1. #34010c
  2. #7e031c
  3. #c9052d
  4. #f9214d
  5. #fb6c89

Shades

#c9052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9052d
  2. #b50529
  3. #a10424
  4. #8d0420
  5. #79031b
  6. #650317
  7. #500212
  8. #3c020e
  9. #280109
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9052d
  2. #ce1e42
  3. #d43757
  4. #d9506c
  5. #df6981
  6. #e48296
  7. #e99bab
  8. #efb4c0
  9. #f4cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9052d
  2. #c21135
  3. #ba1e3e
  4. #b32a46
  5. #ac364e
  6. #a54357
  7. #9d4f5f
  8. #965b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #974e53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524b2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7125 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913a2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9052d {
  color: #c9052d;
}
Background
.bg-c9052d {
  background-color: #c9052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c9052d {
  border: 2px solid #c9052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9052d, #c93f05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.09 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.70 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.41 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.87 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.24 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.88 #36fad2 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c9052d  rgb(201, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 40%)  Cardinal
#05c9a1  rgb(5, 201, 161)  hsl(168, 95%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2dc905  rgb(45, 201, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 40%)  Lime Green
#052dc9  rgb(5, 45, 201)  hsl(228, 95%, 40%)  Persian Blue