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#CA1246

#ca1246 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1246 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 65.35% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 343.04°, 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 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #ca1246
  2. #12ca96

Split complementary

  1. #ca1246
  2. #12ca3a
  3. #12a2ca

Analogous

  1. #ca12a2
  2. #ca1246
  3. #ca3a12

Triadic

  1. #ca1246
  2. #46ca12
  3. #1246ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1246
  2. #ca9612
  3. #12ca96
  4. #1246ca

Square

  1. #ca1246
  2. #a2ca12
  3. #12ca96
  4. #3a12ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0515
  2. #840c2e
  3. #ca1246
  4. #ee3b6d
  5. #f481a2

Shades

#ca1246 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1246
  2. #b6103f
  3. #a20e38
  4. #8d0d31
  5. #790b2a
  6. #650923
  7. #51071c
  8. #3d0515
  9. #28040e
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1246 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1246
  2. #cf2a59
  3. #d5416b
  4. #da597e
  5. #df7190
  6. #e589a3
  7. #eaa0b5
  8. #efb8c8
  9. #f4d0da
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1246 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1246
  2. #c31d4c
  3. #bb2852
  4. #b43357
  5. #ac3e5d
  6. #a54963
  7. #9e5469
  8. #965f6f
  9. #8f6a74
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524f46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7341 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923f46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25c43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1246 {
  color: #ca1246;
}
Background
.bg-ca1246 {
  background-color: #ca1246;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1246 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1246;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1246;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1246 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1246, #ca3a12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1246 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.83 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.73 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.95 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.36 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.29 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.65 #35edb9 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca1246  rgb(202, 18, 70)  hsl(343, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#12ca96  rgb(18, 202, 150)  hsl(163, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#46ca12  rgb(70, 202, 18)  hsl(103, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1246ca  rgb(18, 70, 202)  hsl(223, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue