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#CA1839

#ca1839 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca1839 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.41% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.12% magenta, 71.78% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 348.88°, with 78.76% saturation and 44.31% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.11.

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Relative luminance0.1351

Complementary

  1. #ca1839
  2. #18caa9

Split complementary

  1. #ca1839
  2. #18ca50
  3. #1892ca

Analogous

  1. #ca1892
  2. #ca1839
  3. #ca5018

Triadic

  1. #ca1839
  2. #39ca18
  3. #1839ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca1839
  2. #caa918
  3. #18caa9
  4. #1839ca

Square

  1. #ca1839
  2. #92ca18
  3. #18caa9
  4. #5018ca

Monochromatic

  1. #410812
  2. #861026
  3. #ca1839
  4. #e94664
  5. #f18a9d

Shades

#ca1839 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca1839
  2. #b61633
  3. #a2132e
  4. #8d1128
  5. #790e22
  6. #650c1d
  7. #510a17
  8. #3d0711
  9. #28050b
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca1839 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca1839
  2. #cf2f4d
  3. #d54661
  4. #da5d74
  5. #df7488
  6. #e58c9c
  7. #eaa3b0
  8. #efbac4
  9. #f4d1d7
  10. #fae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca1839 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca1839
  2. #c32240
  3. #bb2d47
  4. #b4374e
  5. #ac4255
  6. #a54c5d
  7. #9e5664
  8. #96616b
  9. #8f6b72
  10. #877679
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554f39 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807433 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934039 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35c35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca1839 {
  color: #ca1839;
}
Background
.bg-ca1839 {
  background-color: #ca1839;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca1839 {
  border: 2px solid #ca1839;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca1839;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 24 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca1839 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca1839, #ca5018);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca1839 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 24 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.11 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.48 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.61 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.27 #35e7c6 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca1839  rgb(202, 24, 57)  hsl(349, 79%, 44%)  Cardinal
#18caa9  rgb(24, 202, 169)  hsl(169, 79%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#39ca18  rgb(57, 202, 24)  hsl(109, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1839ca  rgb(24, 57, 202)  hsl(229, 79%, 44%)  Persian Blue