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#C93046

#c93046 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c93046 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 18.82% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.12% magenta, 65.17% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 351.37°, with 61.45% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #c93046
  2. #30c9b3

Split complementary

  1. #c93046
  2. #30c966
  3. #3092c9

Analogous

  1. #c93092
  2. #c93046
  3. #c96630

Triadic

  1. #c93046
  2. #46c930
  3. #3046c9

Tetradic

  1. #c93046
  2. #c9b330
  3. #30c9b3
  4. #3046c9

Square

  1. #c93046
  2. #92c930
  3. #30c9b3
  4. #6630c9

Monochromatic

  1. #4d131b
  2. #8b2130
  3. #c93046
  4. #db6a7a
  5. #eaa8b1

Shades

#c93046 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c93046
  2. #b52b3f
  3. #a12638
  4. #8d2231
  5. #791d2a
  6. #651823
  7. #50131c
  8. #3c0e15
  9. #280a0e
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#c93046 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c93046
  2. #ce4559
  3. #d4596b
  4. #d96e7e
  5. #df8390
  6. #e498a3
  7. #e9acb5
  8. #efc1c8
  9. #f4d6da
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c93046 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c93046
  2. #c2384c
  3. #ba4052
  4. #b34857
  5. #ac505d
  6. #a55863
  7. #9d6069
  8. #96686f
  9. #8f7074
  10. #87787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5746 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837842 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944b46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46343 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5123f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c93046 {
  color: #c93046;
}
Background
.bg-c93046 {
  background-color: #c93046;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c93046 {
  border: 2px solid #c93046;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c93046;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 48 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c93046 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c93046, #c96630);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c93046 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 48 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.08 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.49 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.89 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.62 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.21 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.12 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.36 #36cfb9 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c93046  rgb(201, 48, 70)  hsl(351, 61%, 49%)  Cardinal
#30c9b3  rgb(48, 201, 179)  hsl(171, 61%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#46c930  rgb(70, 201, 48)  hsl(111, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#3046c9  rgb(48, 70, 201)  hsl(231, 61%, 49%)  Persian Blue