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#CA1244

#ca1244 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1244 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.06% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 343.7°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #ca1244
  2. #12ca98

Split complementary

  1. #ca1244
  2. #12ca3c
  3. #12a0ca

Analogous

  1. #ca12a0
  2. #ca1244
  3. #ca3c12

Triadic

  1. #ca1244
  2. #44ca12
  3. #1244ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1244
  2. #ca9812
  3. #12ca98
  4. #1244ca

Square

  1. #ca1244
  2. #a0ca12
  3. #12ca98
  4. #3c12ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0515
  2. #840c2c
  3. #ca1244
  4. #ee3b6b
  5. #f481a0

Shades

#ca1244 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1244
  2. #b6103d
  3. #a20e36
  4. #8d0d30
  5. #790b29
  6. #650922
  7. #51071b
  8. #3d0514
  9. #28040e
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1244 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1244
  2. #cf2a57
  3. #d54169
  4. #da597c
  5. #df718f
  6. #e589a2
  7. #eaa0b4
  8. #efb8c7
  9. #f4d0da
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1244 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1244
  2. #c31d4a
  3. #bb2850
  4. #b43356
  5. #ac3e5c
  6. #a54962
  7. #9e5468
  8. #965f6e
  9. #8f6a74
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524f44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e733f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923f44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25b41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1244 {
  color: #ca1244;
}
Background
.bg-ca1244 {
  background-color: #ca1244;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1244 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1244;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1244;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1244 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1244, #ca3c12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1244 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 68 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.28 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.52 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.73 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.71 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.01 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.21 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.98 #35edbb Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca1244  rgb(202, 18, 68)  hsl(344, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#12ca98  rgb(18, 202, 152)  hsl(164, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#44ca12  rgb(68, 202, 18)  hsl(104, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1244ca  rgb(18, 68, 202)  hsl(224, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue