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#CA0840

#ca0840 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca0840 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.04% magenta, 68.32% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 342.68°, 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.131

Complementary

  1. #ca0840
  2. #08ca92

Split complementary

  1. #ca0840
  2. #08ca31
  3. #08a1ca

Analogous

  1. #ca08a1
  2. #ca0840
  3. #ca3108

Triadic

  1. #ca0840
  2. #40ca08
  3. #0840ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0840
  2. #ca9208
  3. #08ca92
  4. #0840ca

Square

  1. #ca0840
  2. #a1ca08
  3. #08ca92
  4. #3108ca

Monochromatic

  1. #370211
  2. #800529
  3. #ca0840
  4. #f62864
  5. #f97299

Shades

#ca0840 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0840
  2. #b6073a
  3. #a20633
  4. #8d062d
  5. #790526
  6. #650420
  7. #51031a
  8. #3d0213
  9. #28020d
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0840 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0840
  2. #cf2153
  3. #d53966
  4. #da5279
  5. #df6b8c
  6. #e584a0
  7. #ea9cb3
  8. #efb5c6
  9. #f4ced9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0840 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0840
  2. #c31446
  3. #bb204d
  4. #b42c53
  5. #ac385a
  6. #a54460
  7. #9e5066
  8. #965c6d
  9. #8f6873
  10. #87747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985059 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514d40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e723a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0840 {
  color: #ca0840;
}
Background
.bg-ca0840 {
  background-color: #ca0840;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0840 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0840;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0840;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 8 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0840 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0840, #ca3108);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0840 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 8 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.46 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.54 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.82 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 8.02 #35f7bf Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca0840  rgb(202, 8, 64)  hsl(343, 92%, 41%)  Cardinal
#08ca92  rgb(8, 202, 146)  hsl(163, 92%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#40ca08  rgb(64, 202, 8)  hsl(103, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0840ca  rgb(8, 64, 202)  hsl(223, 92%, 41%)  Persian Blue