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#CB0949

#cb0949 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb0949 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.57% magenta, 64.04% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 340.21°, 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #cb0949
  2. #09cb8b

Split complementary

  1. #cb0949
  2. #09cb2a
  3. #09aacb

Analogous

  1. #cb09aa
  2. #cb0949
  3. #cb2a09

Triadic

  1. #cb0949
  2. #49cb09
  3. #0949cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0949
  2. #cb8b09
  3. #09cb8b
  4. #0949cb

Square

  1. #cb0949
  2. #aacb09
  3. #09cb8b
  4. #2a09cb

Monochromatic

  1. #390314
  2. #82062f
  3. #cb0949
  4. #f62b6e
  5. #f974a0

Shades

#cb0949 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0949
  2. #b70842
  3. #a2073a
  4. #8e0633
  5. #7a052c
  6. #660525
  7. #51041d
  8. #3d0316
  9. #29020f
  10. #140107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0949 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0949
  2. #d0225b
  3. #d53a6d
  4. #db5380
  5. #e06b92
  6. #e584a4
  7. #ea9db6
  8. #efb5c8
  9. #f5cedb
  10. #fae6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0949 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0949
  2. #c4154f
  3. #bc2154
  4. #b52d5a
  5. #ad395f
  6. #a64565
  7. #9e506a
  8. #975c70
  9. #8f6875
  10. #88747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504e4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d7344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25b46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0949 {
  color: #cb0949;
}
Background
.bg-cb0949 {
  background-color: #cb0949;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0949 {
  border: 2px solid #cb0949;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0949;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 9 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 340 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0949 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0949, #cb2a09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0949 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 9 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.92 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.84 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.94 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.85 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.27 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.31 #34f6b6 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb0949  rgb(203, 9, 73)  hsl(340, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cb8b  rgb(9, 203, 139)  hsl(160, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#49cb09  rgb(73, 203, 9)  hsl(100, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0949cb  rgb(9, 73, 203)  hsl(220, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire