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#CA0C2E

#ca0c2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca0c2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 4.71% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.06% magenta, 77.23% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 349.26°, with 88.79% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1302

Complementary

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #0ccaa8

Split complementary

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #0cca49
  3. #0c8dca

Analogous

  1. #ca0c8d
  2. #ca0c2e
  3. #ca490c

Triadic

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #2eca0c
  3. #0c2eca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #caa80c
  3. #0ccaa8
  4. #0c2eca

Square

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #8dca0c
  3. #0ccaa8
  4. #490cca

Monochromatic

  1. #3a030d
  2. #82081e
  3. #ca0c2e
  4. #f33053
  5. #f7788f

Shades

#ca0c2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #b60b29
  3. #a20a25
  4. #8d0820
  5. #79071c
  6. #650617
  7. #510512
  8. #3d040e
  9. #280209
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0c2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #cf2443
  3. #d53d58
  4. #da556d
  5. #df6d82
  6. #e58697
  7. #ea9eab
  8. #efb6c0
  9. #f4ced5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0c2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0c2e
  2. #c31836
  3. #bb233e
  4. #b42f47
  5. #ac3a4f
  6. #a54657
  7. #9e525f
  8. #965d67
  9. #8f6970
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985054 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0c2e {
  color: #ca0c2e;
}
Background
.bg-ca0c2e {
  background-color: #ca0c2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0c2e {
  border: 2px solid #ca0c2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0c2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0c2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0c2e, #ca490c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0c2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.09 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.36 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.84 #35f3d1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca0c2e  rgb(202, 12, 46)  hsl(349, 89%, 42%)  Cardinal
#0ccaa8  rgb(12, 202, 168)  hsl(169, 89%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2eca0c  rgb(46, 202, 12)  hsl(109, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0c2eca  rgb(12, 46, 202)  hsl(229, 89%, 42%)  Persian Blue