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#CB052D

#cb052d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.54% magenta, 77.83% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 347.88°, with 95.19% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.1299

Complementary

  1. #cb052d
  2. #05cba3

Split complementary

  1. #cb052d
  2. #05cb40
  3. #0590cb

Analogous

  1. #cb0590
  2. #cb052d
  3. #cb4005

Triadic

  1. #cb052d
  2. #2dcb05
  3. #052dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb052d
  2. #cba305
  3. #05cba3
  4. #052dcb

Square

  1. #cb052d
  2. #90cb05
  3. #05cba3
  4. #4005cb

Monochromatic

  1. #36010c
  2. #80031c
  3. #cb052d
  4. #fa234e
  5. #fb6e8a

Shades

#cb052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb052d
  2. #b70529
  3. #a20424
  4. #8e0420
  5. #7a031b
  6. #660317
  7. #510212
  8. #3d020e
  9. #290109
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb052d
  2. #d01e42
  3. #d53757
  4. #db506c
  5. #e06981
  6. #e58296
  7. #ea9bab
  8. #efb4c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb052d
  2. #c41135
  3. #bc1e3e
  4. #b52a46
  5. #ad364e
  6. #a64357
  7. #9e4f5f
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.6:1 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-cb052d {
  color: #cb052d;
}
Background
.bg-cb052d {
  background-color: #cb052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb052d {
  border: 2px solid #cb052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb052d, #cb4005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.28 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.44 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.58 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.43 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.75 #34fad2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb052d  rgb(203, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 41%)  Cardinal
#05cba3  rgb(5, 203, 163)  hsl(168, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcb05  rgb(45, 203, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#052dcb  rgb(5, 45, 203)  hsl(228, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue