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#CA2139

#ca2139 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca2139 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 12.94% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.66% magenta, 71.78% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 351.48°, with 71.91% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #ca2139
  2. #21cab2

Split complementary

  1. #ca2139
  2. #21ca5e
  3. #218eca

Analogous

  1. #ca218e
  2. #ca2139
  3. #ca5e21

Triadic

  1. #ca2139
  2. #39ca21
  3. #2139ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2139
  2. #cab221
  3. #21cab2
  4. #2139ca

Square

  1. #ca2139
  2. #8eca21
  3. #21cab2
  4. #5e21ca

Monochromatic

  1. #460c14
  2. #881626
  3. #ca2139
  4. #e35469
  5. #ee96a3

Shades

#ca2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2139
  2. #b61e33
  3. #a21a2e
  4. #8d1728
  5. #791422
  6. #65111d
  7. #510d17
  8. #3d0a11
  9. #28070b
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2139
  2. #cf374d
  3. #d54d61
  4. #da6474
  5. #df7a88
  6. #e5909c
  7. #eaa6b0
  8. #efbcc4
  9. #f4d3d7
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2139
  2. #c32b40
  3. #bb3447
  4. #b43e4e
  5. #ac4755
  6. #a5515d
  7. #9e5a64
  8. #96646b
  9. #8f6d72
  10. #877779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995459 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585238 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944339 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35e36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2139 {
  color: #ca2139;
}
Background
.bg-ca2139 {
  background-color: #ca2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca2139 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2139, #ca5e21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.28 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.65 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.96 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.25 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.97 #35dec6 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca2139  rgb(202, 33, 57)  hsl(351, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#21cab2  rgb(33, 202, 178)  hsl(171, 72%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#39ca21  rgb(57, 202, 33)  hsl(111, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2139ca  rgb(33, 57, 202)  hsl(231, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue