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#C91C45

#c91c45 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91c45 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.98% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 65.67% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 345.78°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.1368

Complementary

  1. #c91c45
  2. #1cc9a0

Split complementary

  1. #c91c45
  2. #1cc949
  3. #1c9bc9

Analogous

  1. #c91c9b
  2. #c91c45
  3. #c9491c

Triadic

  1. #c91c45
  2. #45c91c
  3. #1c45c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91c45
  2. #c9a01c
  3. #1cc9a0
  4. #1c45c9

Square

  1. #c91c45
  2. #9bc91c
  3. #1cc9a0
  4. #491cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #430917
  2. #86132e
  3. #c91c45
  4. #e64b70
  5. #ef8fa6

Shades

#c91c45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91c45
  2. #b5193e
  3. #a11637
  4. #8d1430
  5. #791129
  6. #650e23
  7. #500b1c
  8. #3c0815
  9. #28060e
  10. #140307
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91c45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91c45
  2. #ce3358
  3. #d4496a
  4. #d9607d
  5. #df778f
  6. #e48ea2
  7. #e9a4b5
  8. #efbbc7
  9. #f4d2da
  10. #fae8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91c45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91c45
  2. #c2264b
  3. #ba3051
  4. #b33a57
  5. #ac445d
  6. #a54e63
  7. #9d5868
  8. #96626e
  9. #8f6c74
  10. #87767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545145 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924245 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25d42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d50039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91c45 {
  color: #c91c45;
}
Background
.bg-c91c45 {
  background-color: #c91c45;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91c45 {
  border: 2px solid #c91c45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91c45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 28 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91c45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91c45, #c9491c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91c45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 28 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.08 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.17 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.26 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.68 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.89 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.00 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.78 #36e3ba Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c91c45  rgb(201, 28, 69)  hsl(346, 76%, 45%)  Cardinal
#1cc9a0  rgb(28, 201, 160)  hsl(166, 76%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#45c91c  rgb(69, 201, 28)  hsl(106, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c45c9  rgb(28, 69, 201)  hsl(226, 76%, 45%)  Persian Blue