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#CA0540

#ca0540 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0540 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.96% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 68.32% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 342.03°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #ca0540
  2. #05ca8f

Split complementary

  1. #ca0540
  2. #05ca2c
  3. #05a3ca

Analogous

  1. #ca05a3
  2. #ca0540
  3. #ca2c05

Triadic

  1. #ca0540
  2. #40ca05
  3. #0540ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0540
  2. #ca8f05
  3. #05ca8f
  4. #0540ca

Square

  1. #ca0540
  2. #a3ca05
  3. #05ca8f
  4. #2c05ca

Monochromatic

  1. #350111
  2. #7f0328
  3. #ca0540
  4. #fa2263
  5. #fb6d97

Shades

#ca0540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0540
  2. #b6053a
  3. #a20433
  4. #8d042d
  5. #790326
  6. #650320
  7. #51021a
  8. #3d0213
  9. #28010d
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0540
  2. #cf1e53
  3. #d53766
  4. #da5079
  5. #df698c
  6. #e582a0
  7. #ea9bb3
  8. #efb4c6
  9. #f4cdd9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0540
  2. #c31146
  3. #bb1e4d
  4. #b42a53
  5. #ac365a
  6. #a54360
  7. #9e4f66
  8. #965b6d
  9. #8f6773
  10. #87747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504d40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d723a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #913c40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0540 {
  color: #ca0540;
}
Background
.bg-ca0540 {
  background-color: #ca0540;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0540 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 5 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0540, #ca2c05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 5 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.36 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.45 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.63 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.80 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 7.98 #35fabf Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca0540  rgb(202, 5, 64)  hsl(342, 95%, 41%)  Cardinal
#05ca8f  rgb(5, 202, 143)  hsl(162, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#40ca05  rgb(64, 202, 5)  hsl(102, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0540ca  rgb(5, 64, 202)  hsl(222, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue