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#CA1237

#ca1237 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 347.93°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #ca1237
  2. #12caa5

Split complementary

  1. #ca1237
  2. #12ca49
  3. #1293ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1293
  2. #ca1237
  3. #ca4912

Triadic

  1. #ca1237
  2. #37ca12
  3. #1237ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1237
  2. #caa512
  3. #12caa5
  4. #1237ca

Square

  1. #ca1237
  2. #93ca12
  3. #12caa5
  4. #4912ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0511
  2. #840c24
  3. #ca1237
  4. #ee3b5f
  5. #f48198

Shades

#ca1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1237
  2. #b61032
  3. #a20e2c
  4. #8d0d27
  5. #790b21
  6. #65091c
  7. #510716
  8. #3d0511
  9. #28040b
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1237
  2. #cf2a4b
  3. #d5415f
  4. #da5973
  5. #df7187
  6. #e5899b
  7. #eaa0af
  8. #efb8c3
  9. #f4d0d7
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1237
  2. #c31d3e
  3. #bb2846
  4. #b4334d
  5. #ac3e54
  6. #a5495c
  7. #9e5463
  8. #965f6a
  9. #8f6a71
  10. #877579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985157 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544e37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923e37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1237 {
  color: #ca1237;
}
Background
.bg-ca1237 {
  background-color: #ca1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1237 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1237, #ca4912);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.54 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.41 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.91 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.02 #35edc8 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca1237  rgb(202, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#12caa5  rgb(18, 202, 165)  hsl(168, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#37ca12  rgb(55, 202, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1237ca  rgb(18, 55, 202)  hsl(228, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue