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#C91C48

#c91c48 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91c48 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 10.98% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 64.18% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 344.74°, with 75.55% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #c91c48
  2. #1cc99d

Split complementary

  1. #c91c48
  2. #1cc946
  3. #1c9ec9

Analogous

  1. #c91c9e
  2. #c91c48
  3. #c9461c

Triadic

  1. #c91c48
  2. #48c91c
  3. #1c48c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91c48
  2. #c99d1c
  3. #1cc99d
  4. #1c48c9

Square

  1. #c91c48
  2. #9ec91c
  3. #1cc99d
  4. #461cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #430918
  2. #861330
  3. #c91c48
  4. #e64b73
  5. #ef8fa7

Shades

#c91c48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91c48
  2. #b51941
  3. #a1163a
  4. #8d1432
  5. #79112b
  6. #650e24
  7. #500b1d
  8. #3c0816
  9. #28060e
  10. #140307
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91c48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91c48
  2. #ce335a
  3. #d4496d
  4. #d9607f
  5. #df7791
  6. #e48ea4
  7. #e9a4b6
  8. #efbbc8
  9. #f4d2da
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91c48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91c48
  2. #c2264e
  3. #ba3053
  4. #b33a59
  5. #ac445e
  6. #a54e64
  7. #9d586a
  8. #96626f
  9. #8f6c75
  10. #87767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98535c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545148 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7443 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25d45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91c48 {
  color: #c91c48;
}
Background
.bg-c91c48 {
  background-color: #c91c48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91c48 {
  border: 2px solid #c91c48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91c48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 28 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91c48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91c48, #c9461c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91c48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 28 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.93 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.13 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.00 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.26 #36e3b7 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c91c48  rgb(201, 28, 72)  hsl(345, 76%, 45%)  Cardinal
#1cc99d  rgb(28, 201, 157)  hsl(165, 76%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#48c91c  rgb(72, 201, 28)  hsl(105, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c48c9  rgb(28, 72, 201)  hsl(225, 76%, 45%)  Persian Blue