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#CA1248

#ca1248 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1248 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.09% magenta, 64.36% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 342.39°, 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #ca1248
  2. #12ca94

Split complementary

  1. #ca1248
  2. #12ca38
  3. #12a4ca

Analogous

  1. #ca12a4
  2. #ca1248
  3. #ca3812

Triadic

  1. #ca1248
  2. #48ca12
  3. #1248ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1248
  2. #ca9412
  3. #12ca94
  4. #1248ca

Square

  1. #ca1248
  2. #a4ca12
  3. #12ca94
  4. #3812ca

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0516
  2. #840c2f
  3. #ca1248
  4. #ee3b6f
  5. #f481a3

Shades

#ca1248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1248
  2. #b61041
  3. #a20e3a
  4. #8d0d32
  5. #790b2b
  6. #650924
  7. #51071d
  8. #3d0516
  9. #28040e
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1248
  2. #cf2a5a
  3. #d5416d
  4. #da597f
  5. #df7191
  6. #e589a4
  7. #eaa0b6
  8. #efb8c8
  9. #f4d0da
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1248
  2. #c31d4e
  3. #bb2853
  4. #b43359
  5. #ac3e5e
  6. #a54964
  7. #9e546a
  8. #965f6f
  9. #8f6a75
  10. #87757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514f48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7343 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923f48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25c45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1248 {
  color: #ca1248;
}
Background
.bg-ca1248 {
  background-color: #ca1248;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1248 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1248, #ca3812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.79 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.04 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.40 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.40 #35edb7 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca1248  rgb(202, 18, 72)  hsl(342, 84%, 43%)  Cardinal
#12ca94  rgb(18, 202, 148)  hsl(162, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#48ca12  rgb(72, 202, 18)  hsl(102, 84%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1248ca  rgb(18, 72, 202)  hsl(222, 84%, 43%)  Sapphire