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#CB032E

#cb032e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb032e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.52% magenta, 77.34% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 347.1°, 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 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1296

Complementary

  1. #cb032e
  2. #03cba0

Split complementary

  1. #cb032e
  2. #03cb3c
  3. #0392cb

Analogous

  1. #cb0392
  2. #cb032e
  3. #cb3c03

Triadic

  1. #cb032e
  2. #2ecb03
  3. #032ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb032e
  2. #cba003
  3. #03cba0
  4. #032ecb

Square

  1. #cb032e
  2. #92cb03
  3. #03cba0
  4. #3c03cb

Monochromatic

  1. #34010c
  2. #80021d
  3. #cb032e
  4. #fc1f4e
  5. #fd6a8a

Shades

#cb032e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb032e
  2. #b70329
  3. #a20225
  4. #8e0220
  5. #7a021c
  6. #660217
  7. #510112
  8. #3d010e
  9. #290109
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb032e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb032e
  2. #d01c43
  3. #d53558
  4. #db4f6d
  5. #e06882
  6. #e58197
  7. #ea9aab
  8. #efb3c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb032e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb032e
  2. #c41036
  3. #bc1c3e
  4. #b52947
  5. #ad354f
  6. #a64257
  7. #9e4e5f
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f6770
  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 #534c2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb032e {
  color: #cb032e;
}
Background
.bg-cb032e {
  background-color: #cb032e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb032e {
  border: 2px solid #cb032e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb032e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 3 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb032e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb032e, #cb3c03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb032e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 3 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.69 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.66 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.63 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.09 #34fcd1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb032e  rgb(203, 3, 46)  hsl(347, 97%, 40%)  Cardinal
#03cba0  rgb(3, 203, 160)  hsl(167, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2ecb03  rgb(46, 203, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 40%)  Lime Green
#032ecb  rgb(3, 46, 203)  hsl(227, 97%, 40%)  Persian Blue