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#C91C49

#c91c49 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91c49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 86.07% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 344.39°, 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 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #c91c49
  2. #1cc99c

Split complementary

  1. #c91c49
  2. #1cc945
  3. #1ca0c9

Analogous

  1. #c91ca0
  2. #c91c49
  3. #c9451c

Triadic

  1. #c91c49
  2. #49c91c
  3. #1c49c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91c49
  2. #c99c1c
  3. #1cc99c
  4. #1c49c9

Square

  1. #c91c49
  2. #a0c91c
  3. #1cc99c
  4. #451cc9

Monochromatic

  1. #430918
  2. #861331
  3. #c91c49
  4. #e64b74
  5. #ef8fa8

Shades

#c91c49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91c49
  2. #b51942
  3. #a1163a
  4. #8d1433
  5. #79112c
  6. #650e25
  7. #500b1d
  8. #3c0816
  9. #28060f
  10. #140307
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91c49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91c49
  2. #ce335b
  3. #d4496d
  4. #d96080
  5. #df7792
  6. #e48ea4
  7. #e9a4b6
  8. #efbbc8
  9. #f4d2db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91c49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91c49
  2. #c2264f
  3. #ba3054
  4. #b33a5a
  5. #ac445f
  6. #a54e65
  7. #9d586a
  8. #966270
  9. #8f6c75
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7444 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25d46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91c49 {
  color: #c91c49;
}
Background
.bg-c91c49 {
  background-color: #c91c49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91c49 {
  border: 2px solid #c91c49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91c49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 28 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91c49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91c49, #c9451c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91c49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 28 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.21 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.07 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.10 #36e3b6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c91c49  rgb(201, 28, 73)  hsl(344, 76%, 45%)  Cardinal
#1cc99c  rgb(28, 201, 156)  hsl(164, 76%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#49c91c  rgb(73, 201, 28)  hsl(104, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1c49c9  rgb(28, 73, 201)  hsl(224, 76%, 45%)  Sapphire