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#CB0943

#cb0943 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb0943 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 3.53% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 67% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 342.06°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #cb0943
  2. #09cb91

Split complementary

  1. #cb0943
  2. #09cb30
  3. #09a4cb

Analogous

  1. #cb09a4
  2. #cb0943
  3. #cb3009

Triadic

  1. #cb0943
  2. #43cb09
  3. #0943cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0943
  2. #cb9109
  3. #09cb91
  4. #0943cb

Square

  1. #cb0943
  2. #a4cb09
  3. #09cb91
  4. #3009cb

Monochromatic

  1. #390313
  2. #82062b
  3. #cb0943
  4. #f62b68
  5. #f9749c

Shades

#cb0943 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0943
  2. #b7083c
  3. #a20736
  4. #8e062f
  5. #7a0528
  6. #660522
  7. #51041b
  8. #3d0314
  9. #29020d
  10. #140107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0943 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0943
  2. #d02256
  3. #d53a69
  4. #db537b
  5. #e06b8e
  6. #e584a1
  7. #ea9db4
  8. #efb5c7
  9. #f5ced9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0943 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0943
  2. #c41549
  3. #bc214f
  4. #b52d55
  5. #ad395b
  6. #a64562
  7. #9e5068
  8. #975c6e
  9. #8f6874
  10. #88747a
  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 #99505a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514e43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e733e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0943 {
  color: #cb0943;
}
Background
.bg-cb0943 {
  background-color: #cb0943;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0943 {
  border: 2px solid #cb0943;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0943;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 9 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0943 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0943, #cb3009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0943 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 9 67 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.02 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.80 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.11 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.15 #34f6bc Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb0943  rgb(203, 9, 67)  hsl(342, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cb91  rgb(9, 203, 145)  hsl(162, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#43cb09  rgb(67, 203, 9)  hsl(102, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0943cb  rgb(9, 67, 203)  hsl(222, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue