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#CA1637

#ca1637 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1637 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.63% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.11% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 349°, with 80.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1341

Complementary

  1. #ca1637
  2. #16caa9

Split complementary

  1. #ca1637
  2. #16ca4f
  3. #1691ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1691
  2. #ca1637
  3. #ca4f16

Triadic

  1. #ca1637
  2. #37ca16
  3. #1637ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1637
  2. #caa916
  3. #16caa9
  4. #1637ca

Square

  1. #ca1637
  2. #91ca16
  3. #16caa9
  4. #4f16ca

Monochromatic

  1. #400711
  2. #850e24
  3. #ca1637
  4. #ea4261
  5. #f2879b

Shades

#ca1637 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1637
  2. #b61432
  3. #a2122c
  4. #8d0f27
  5. #790d21
  6. #650b1c
  7. #510916
  8. #3d0711
  9. #28040b
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1637 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1637
  2. #cf2d4b
  3. #d5455f
  4. #da5c73
  5. #df7387
  6. #e58b9b
  7. #eaa2af
  8. #efb9c3
  9. #f4d0d7
  10. #fae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1637 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1637
  2. #c3213e
  3. #bb2b46
  4. #b4364d
  5. #ac4054
  6. #a54b5c
  7. #9e5663
  8. #96606a
  9. #8f6b71
  10. #877579
  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 #995257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554f36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807331 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933f37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35c33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1637 {
  color: #ca1637;
}
Background
.bg-ca1637 {
  background-color: #ca1637;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1637 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1637;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1637;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1637 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1637, #ca4f16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1637 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.32 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.70 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.03 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.22 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.82 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.90 #35e9c8 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca1637  rgb(202, 22, 55)  hsl(349, 80%, 44%)  Cardinal
#16caa9  rgb(22, 202, 169)  hsl(169, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#37ca16  rgb(55, 202, 22)  hsl(109, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1637ca  rgb(22, 55, 202)  hsl(229, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue