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#CA283F

#ca283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.2% magenta, 68.81% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 351.48°, with 66.94% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1443

Complementary

  1. #ca283f
  2. #28cab3

Split complementary

  1. #ca283f
  2. #28ca62
  3. #2890ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2890
  2. #ca283f
  3. #ca6228

Triadic

  1. #ca283f
  2. #3fca28
  3. #283fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca283f
  2. #cab328
  3. #28cab3
  4. #283fca

Square

  1. #ca283f
  2. #90ca28
  3. #28cab3
  4. #6228ca

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0f17
  2. #8a1b2b
  3. #ca283f
  4. #df5f71
  5. #ec9faa

Shades

#ca283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca283f
  2. #b62439
  3. #a22032
  4. #8d1c2c
  5. #791826
  6. #651420
  7. #511019
  8. #3d0c13
  9. #28080d
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca283f
  2. #cf3e52
  3. #d55365
  4. #da6979
  5. #df7e8c
  6. #e5949f
  7. #eaa9b2
  8. #efbfc5
  9. #f4d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca283f
  2. #c33146
  3. #bb3a4c
  4. #b44253
  5. #ac4b59
  6. #a55460
  7. #9e5d66
  8. #96666d
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #87777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a543f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82763a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94463f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a4603c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d60038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca283f {
  color: #ca283f;
}
Background
.bg-ca283f {
  background-color: #ca283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca283f {
  border: 2px solid #ca283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca283f, #ca6228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.99 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.97 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.73 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.34 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.14 #35d7c0 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca283f  rgb(202, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 67%, 47%)  Cardinal
#28cab3  rgb(40, 202, 179)  hsl(171, 67%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3fca28  rgb(63, 202, 40)  hsl(111, 67%, 47%)  Lime Green
#283fca  rgb(40, 63, 202)  hsl(231, 67%, 47%)  Persian Blue