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#CB044A

#cb044a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb044a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.57% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.03% magenta, 63.55% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 338.89°, with 96.14% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.35.

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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #cb044a
  2. #04cb85

Split complementary

  1. #cb044a
  2. #04cb21
  3. #04aecb

Analogous

  1. #cb04ae
  2. #cb044a
  3. #cb2104

Triadic

  1. #cb044a
  2. #4acb04
  3. #044acb

Tetradic

  1. #cb044a
  2. #cb8504
  3. #04cb85
  4. #044acb

Square

  1. #cb044a
  2. #aecb04
  3. #04cb85
  4. #2104cb

Monochromatic

  1. #350113
  2. #80032f
  3. #cb044a
  4. #fb216d
  5. #fc6c9f

Shades

#cb044a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb044a
  2. #b70443
  3. #a2033b
  4. #8e0334
  5. #7a022c
  6. #660225
  7. #51021e
  8. #3d0116
  9. #29010f
  10. #140007
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb044a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb044a
  2. #d01d5c
  3. #d5366e
  4. #db4f80
  5. #e06892
  6. #e582a5
  7. #ea9bb7
  8. #efb4c9
  9. #f5cddb
  10. #fae6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb044a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb044a
  2. #c4104f
  3. #bc1d55
  4. #b5295a
  5. #ad3660
  6. #a64265
  7. #9e4e6a
  8. #975b70
  9. #8f6775
  10. #88747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99505c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4e4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7345 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb044a {
  color: #cb044a;
}
Background
.bg-cb044a {
  background-color: #cb044a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb044a {
  border: 2px solid #cb044a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb044a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 4 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb044a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb044a, #cb2104);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb044a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 4 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.35 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.77 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.44 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.00 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.25 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.28 #34fbb5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb044a  rgb(203, 4, 74)  hsl(339, 96%, 41%)  Cardinal
#04cb85  rgb(4, 203, 133)  hsl(159, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#4acb04  rgb(74, 203, 4)  hsl(99, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#044acb  rgb(4, 74, 203)  hsl(219, 96%, 41%)  Sapphire