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#CB032D

#cb032d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb032d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.18% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.52% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 347.4°, with 97.09% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #cb032d
  2. #03cba1

Split complementary

  1. #cb032d
  2. #03cb3d
  3. #0391cb

Analogous

  1. #cb0391
  2. #cb032d
  3. #cb3d03

Triadic

  1. #cb032d
  2. #2dcb03
  3. #032dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb032d
  2. #cba103
  3. #03cba1
  4. #032dcb

Square

  1. #cb032d
  2. #91cb03
  3. #03cba1
  4. #3d03cb

Monochromatic

  1. #34010c
  2. #80021c
  3. #cb032d
  4. #fc1f4d
  5. #fd6a89

Shades

#cb032d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb032d
  2. #b70329
  3. #a20224
  4. #8e0220
  5. #7a021b
  6. #660217
  7. #510112
  8. #3d010e
  9. #290109
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb032d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb032d
  2. #d01c42
  3. #d53557
  4. #db4f6c
  5. #e06881
  6. #e58196
  7. #ea9aab
  8. #efb3c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb032d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb032d
  2. #c41035
  3. #bc1c3e
  4. #b52946
  5. #ad354e
  6. #a64257
  7. #9e4e5f
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb032d {
  color: #cb032d;
}
Background
.bg-cb032d {
  background-color: #cb032d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb032d {
  border: 2px solid #cb032d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb032d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 3 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb032d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb032d, #cb3d03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb032d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 3 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.54 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.59 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.46 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.82 #34fcd2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb032d  rgb(203, 3, 45)  hsl(347, 97%, 40%)  Cardinal
#03cba1  rgb(3, 203, 161)  hsl(167, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcb03  rgb(45, 203, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#032dcb  rgb(3, 45, 203)  hsl(227, 97%, 40%)  Persian Blue