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#CB013E

#cb013e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb013e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0.39% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 341.88°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.1307

Complementary

  1. #cb013e
  2. #01cb8e

Split complementary

  1. #cb013e
  2. #01cb29
  3. #01a3cb

Analogous

  1. #cb01a3
  2. #cb013e
  3. #cb2901

Triadic

  1. #cb013e
  2. #3ecb01
  3. #013ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb013e
  2. #cb8e01
  3. #01cb8e
  4. #013ecb

Square

  1. #cb013e
  2. #a3cb01
  3. #01cb8e
  4. #2901cb

Monochromatic

  1. #330010
  2. #7f0127
  3. #cb013e
  4. #fe1b5f
  5. #fe6795

Shades

#cb013e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb013e
  2. #b70138
  3. #a20132
  4. #8e012b
  5. #7a0125
  6. #66011f
  7. #510019
  8. #3d0013
  9. #29000c
  10. #140006
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb013e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb013e
  2. #d01a51
  3. #d53465
  4. #db4d78
  5. #e0678b
  6. #e5809f
  7. #ea99b2
  8. #efb3c5
  9. #f5ccd8
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb013e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb013e
  2. #c40e45
  3. #bc1a4b
  4. #b52752
  5. #ad3458
  6. #a6415f
  7. #9e4d66
  8. #975a6c
  9. #8f6773
  10. #887379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514d3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7238 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923b3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb013e {
  color: #cb013e;
}
Background
.bg-cb013e {
  background-color: #cb013e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb013e {
  border: 2px solid #cb013e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb013e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 1 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb013e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb013e, #cb2901);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb013e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 1 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.35 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.95 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.48 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.76 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.92 #34fec1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb013e  rgb(203, 1, 62)  hsl(342, 99%, 40%)  Cardinal
#01cb8e  rgb(1, 203, 142)  hsl(162, 99%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#3ecb01  rgb(62, 203, 1)  hsl(102, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#013ecb  rgb(1, 62, 203)  hsl(222, 99%, 40%)  Persian Blue