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#CA032D

#ca032d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca032d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.18% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.51% magenta, 77.72% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 347.34°, with 97.07% saturation and 40.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.1281

Complementary

  1. #ca032d
  2. #03caa0

Split complementary

  1. #ca032d
  2. #03ca3d
  3. #0391ca

Analogous

  1. #ca0391
  2. #ca032d
  3. #ca3d03

Triadic

  1. #ca032d
  2. #2dca03
  3. #032dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca032d
  2. #caa003
  3. #03caa0
  4. #032dca

Square

  1. #ca032d
  2. #91ca03
  3. #03caa0
  4. #3d03ca

Monochromatic

  1. #33010b
  2. #7f021c
  3. #ca032d
  4. #fc1e4d
  5. #fd6988

Shades

#ca032d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca032d
  2. #b60329
  3. #a20224
  4. #8d0220
  5. #79021b
  6. #650217
  7. #510112
  8. #3d010e
  9. #280109
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca032d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca032d
  2. #cf1c42
  3. #d53557
  4. #da4f6c
  5. #df6881
  6. #e58196
  7. #ea9aab
  8. #efb3c0
  9. #f4cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca032d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca032d
  2. #c31035
  3. #bb1c3e
  4. #b42946
  5. #ac354e
  6. #a54257
  7. #9e4e5f
  8. #965b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534b2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923a2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca032d {
  color: #ca032d;
}
Background
.bg-ca032d {
  background-color: #ca032d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca032d {
  border: 2px solid #ca032d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca032d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 3 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca032d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca032d, #ca3d03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca032d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 3 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.14 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.35 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.69 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.74 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.36 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.88 #35fcd2 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca032d  rgb(202, 3, 45)  hsl(347, 97%, 40%)  Cardinal
#03caa0  rgb(3, 202, 160)  hsl(167, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2dca03  rgb(45, 202, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#032dca  rgb(3, 45, 202)  hsl(227, 97%, 40%)  Persian Blue