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#CB0933

#cb0933 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb0933 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 3.53% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 74.88% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 347.01°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.95.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1313

Complementary

  1. #cb0933
  2. #09cba1

Split complementary

  1. #cb0933
  2. #09cb40
  3. #0994cb

Analogous

  1. #cb0994
  2. #cb0933
  3. #cb4009

Triadic

  1. #cb0933
  2. #33cb09
  3. #0933cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0933
  2. #cba109
  3. #09cba1
  4. #0933cb

Square

  1. #cb0933
  2. #94cb09
  3. #09cba1
  4. #4009cb

Monochromatic

  1. #39030e
  2. #820621
  3. #cb0933
  4. #f62b57
  5. #f97491

Shades

#cb0933 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0933
  2. #b7082e
  3. #a20729
  4. #8e0624
  5. #7a051f
  6. #66051a
  7. #510414
  8. #3d030f
  9. #29020a
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0933 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0933
  2. #d02247
  3. #d53a5c
  4. #db5370
  5. #e06b85
  6. #e58499
  7. #ea9dad
  8. #efb5c2
  9. #f5ced6
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0933 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0933
  2. #c4153b
  3. #bc2142
  4. #b52d4a
  5. #ad3952
  6. #a6455a
  7. #9e5061
  8. #975c69
  9. #8f6871
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534d32 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80732c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933c33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0933 {
  color: #cb0933;
}
Background
.bg-cb0933 {
  background-color: #cb0933;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0933 {
  border: 2px solid #cb0933;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0933;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 9 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0933 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0933, #cb4009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0933 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 9 51 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.61 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.15 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.59 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.45 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.24 #34f6cc Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb0933  rgb(203, 9, 51)  hsl(347, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cba1  rgb(9, 203, 161)  hsl(167, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#33cb09  rgb(51, 203, 9)  hsl(107, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0933cb  rgb(9, 51, 203)  hsl(227, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue