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#CA223C

#ca223c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca223c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 13.33% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.17% magenta, 70.3% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 350.71°, with 71.19% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.49.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1403

Complementary

  1. #ca223c
  2. #22cab0

Split complementary

  1. #ca223c
  2. #22ca5c
  3. #2290ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2290
  2. #ca223c
  3. #ca5c22

Triadic

  1. #ca223c
  2. #3cca22
  3. #223cca

Tetradic

  1. #ca223c
  2. #cab022
  3. #22cab0
  4. #223cca

Square

  1. #ca223c
  2. #90ca22
  3. #22cab0
  4. #5c22ca

Monochromatic

  1. #470c15
  2. #891729
  3. #ca223c
  4. #e3566c
  5. #ee97a5

Shades

#ca223c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca223c
  2. #b61f36
  3. #a21b30
  4. #8d182a
  5. #791424
  6. #65111e
  7. #510e18
  8. #3d0a12
  9. #28070c
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca223c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca223c
  2. #cf3850
  3. #d54e63
  4. #da6477
  5. #df7a8a
  6. #e5919e
  7. #eaa7b1
  8. #efbdc5
  9. #f4d3d8
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca223c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca223c
  2. #c32b43
  3. #bb354a
  4. #b43e50
  5. #ac4857
  6. #a5515e
  7. #9e5a65
  8. #96646c
  9. #8f6d72
  10. #877779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58523c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94443c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35f39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca223c {
  color: #ca223c;
}
Background
.bg-ca223c {
  background-color: #ca223c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca223c {
  border: 2px solid #ca223c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca223c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 34 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca223c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca223c, #ca5c22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca223c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 34 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.49 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.28 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.14 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.42 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.68 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.75 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.85 #35ddc3 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca223c  rgb(202, 34, 60)  hsl(351, 71%, 46%)  Cardinal
#22cab0  rgb(34, 202, 176)  hsl(171, 71%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3cca22  rgb(60, 202, 34)  hsl(111, 71%, 46%)  Lime Green
#223cca  rgb(34, 60, 202)  hsl(231, 71%, 46%)  Persian Blue