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#CB002D

#cb002d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb002d is a color from the red family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 346.7°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1289

Complementary

  1. #cb002d
  2. #00cb9e

Split complementary

  1. #cb002d
  2. #00cb38
  3. #0092cb

Analogous

  1. #cb0092
  2. #cb002d
  3. #cb3800

Triadic

  1. #cb002d
  2. #2dcb00
  3. #002dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb002d
  2. #cb9e00
  3. #00cb9e
  4. #002dcb

Square

  1. #cb002d
  2. #92cb00
  3. #00cb9e
  4. #3800cb

Monochromatic

  1. #32000b
  2. #7e001c
  3. #cb002d
  4. #ff184c
  5. #ff6587

Shades

#cb002d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb002d
  2. #b70029
  3. #a20024
  4. #8e0020
  5. #7a001b
  6. #660017
  7. #510012
  8. #3d000e
  9. #290009
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb002d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb002d
  2. #d01a42
  3. #d53357
  4. #db4d6c
  5. #e06681
  6. #e58096
  7. #ea99ab
  8. #efb3c0
  9. #f5ccd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb002d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb002d
  2. #c40d35
  3. #bc1a3e
  4. #b52646
  5. #ad334e
  6. #a64057
  7. #9e4d5f
  8. #975a67
  9. #8f666f
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534b2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933a2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb002d {
  color: #cb002d;
}
Background
.bg-cb002d {
  background-color: #cb002d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb002d {
  border: 2px solid #cb002d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb002d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb002d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb002d, #cb3800);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb002d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.17 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.62 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.35 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.62 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.69 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.51 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.92 #34ffd2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb002d  rgb(203, 0, 45)  hsl(347, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#00cb9e  rgb(0, 203, 158)  hsl(167, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcb00  rgb(45, 203, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#002dcb  rgb(0, 45, 203)  hsl(227, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue