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#CA083B

#ca083b ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca083b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.14% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 70.79% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 344.23°, with 92.38% saturation and 41.18% 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 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.1305

Complementary

  1. #ca083b
  2. #08ca97

Split complementary

  1. #ca083b
  2. #08ca36
  3. #089cca

Analogous

  1. #ca089c
  2. #ca083b
  3. #ca3608

Triadic

  1. #ca083b
  2. #3bca08
  3. #083bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca083b
  2. #ca9708
  3. #08ca97
  4. #083bca

Square

  1. #ca083b
  2. #9cca08
  3. #08ca97
  4. #3608ca

Monochromatic

  1. #370210
  2. #800526
  3. #ca083b
  4. #f6285e
  5. #f97295

Shades

#ca083b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca083b
  2. #b60735
  3. #a2062f
  4. #8d0629
  5. #790523
  6. #65041e
  7. #510318
  8. #3d0212
  9. #28020c
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca083b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca083b
  2. #cf214f
  3. #d53962
  4. #da5276
  5. #df6b89
  6. #e5849d
  7. #ea9cb1
  8. #efb5c4
  9. #f4ced8
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca083b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca083b
  2. #c31442
  3. #bb2049
  4. #b42c50
  5. #ac3857
  6. #a5445e
  7. #9e5064
  8. #965c6b
  9. #8f6872
  10. #877479
  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 #985057 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524d3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7235 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca083b {
  color: #ca083b;
}
Background
.bg-ca083b {
  background-color: #ca083b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca083b {
  border: 2px solid #ca083b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca083b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 8 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca083b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca083b, #ca3608);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca083b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 8 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.50 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.49 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.91 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.70 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.99 #35f7c4 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca083b  rgb(202, 8, 59)  hsl(344, 92%, 41%)  Cardinal
#08ca97  rgb(8, 202, 151)  hsl(164, 92%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#3bca08  rgb(59, 202, 8)  hsl(104, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#083bca  rgb(8, 59, 202)  hsl(224, 92%, 41%)  Persian Blue