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#CA0449

#ca0449 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0449 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.57% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.02% magenta, 63.86% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 339.09°, with 96.12% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.1312

Complementary

  1. #ca0449
  2. #04ca85

Split complementary

  1. #ca0449
  2. #04ca22
  3. #04acca

Analogous

  1. #ca04ac
  2. #ca0449
  3. #ca2204

Triadic

  1. #ca0449
  2. #49ca04
  3. #0449ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0449
  2. #ca8504
  3. #04ca85
  4. #0449ca

Square

  1. #ca0449
  2. #acca04
  3. #04ca85
  4. #2204ca

Monochromatic

  1. #340113
  2. #7f032e
  3. #ca0449
  4. #fb206c
  5. #fc6b9e

Shades

#ca0449 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0449
  2. #b60442
  3. #a2033a
  4. #8d0333
  5. #79022c
  6. #650225
  7. #51021d
  8. #3d0116
  9. #28010f
  10. #140007
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0449 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0449
  2. #cf1d5b
  3. #d5366d
  4. #da4f80
  5. #df6892
  6. #e582a4
  7. #ea9bb6
  8. #efb4c8
  9. #f4cddb
  10. #fae6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0449 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0449
  2. #c3104f
  3. #bb1d54
  4. #b4295a
  5. #ac365f
  6. #a54265
  7. #9e4e6a
  8. #965b70
  9. #8f6775
  10. #87747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98505b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4d4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913c49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a15a46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0449 {
  color: #ca0449;
}
Background
.bg-ca0449 {
  background-color: #ca0449;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0449 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0449;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0449;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 4 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 96% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0449 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0449, #ca2204);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0449 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 4 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.17 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.04 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.07 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.53 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.25 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.50 #35fbb6 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca0449  rgb(202, 4, 73)  hsl(339, 96%, 40%)  Cardinal
#04ca85  rgb(4, 202, 133)  hsl(159, 96%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#49ca04  rgb(73, 202, 4)  hsl(99, 96%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0449ca  rgb(4, 73, 202)  hsl(219, 96%, 40%)  Sapphire