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#C90944

#c90944 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c90944 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 3.53% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.52% magenta, 66.17% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 341.56°, with 91.43% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #c90944
  2. #09c98e

Split complementary

  1. #c90944
  2. #09c92e
  3. #09a4c9

Analogous

  1. #c909a4
  2. #c90944
  3. #c92e09

Triadic

  1. #c90944
  2. #44c909
  3. #0944c9

Tetradic

  1. #c90944
  2. #c98e09
  3. #09c98e
  4. #0944c9

Square

  1. #c90944
  2. #a4c909
  3. #09c98e
  4. #2e09c9

Monochromatic

  1. #370212
  2. #80062b
  3. #c90944
  4. #f52968
  5. #f9729c

Shades

#c90944 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c90944
  2. #b5083d
  3. #a10736
  4. #8d0630
  5. #790529
  6. #650522
  7. #50041b
  8. #3c0314
  9. #28020e
  10. #140107
  11. #000000

Tints

#c90944 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c90944
  2. #ce2257
  3. #d43a69
  4. #d9537c
  5. #df6b8f
  6. #e484a2
  7. #e99db4
  8. #efb5c7
  9. #f4ceda
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c90944 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c90944
  2. #c2154a
  3. #ba2150
  4. #b32d56
  5. #ac395c
  6. #a54562
  7. #9d5068
  8. #965c6e
  9. #8f6874
  10. #87747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98505a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504d44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d723f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913d44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15a41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c90944 {
  color: #c90944;
}
Background
.bg-c90944 {
  background-color: #c90944;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c90944 {
  border: 2px solid #c90944;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c90944;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 9 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c90944 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c90944, #c92e09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c90944 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 9 68 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.27 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.83 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.78 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.96 #36f6bb Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c90944  rgb(201, 9, 68)  hsl(342, 91%, 41%)  Cardinal
#09c98e  rgb(9, 201, 142)  hsl(162, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#44c909  rgb(68, 201, 9)  hsl(102, 91%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0944c9  rgb(9, 68, 201)  hsl(222, 91%, 41%)  Persian Blue