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#CB0A2E

#cb0a2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb0a2e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 3.92% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.07% magenta, 77.34% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 348.81°, with 90.61% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.1311

Complementary

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #0acba7

Split complementary

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #0acb46
  3. #0a8ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb0a8e
  2. #cb0a2e
  3. #cb460a

Triadic

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #2ecb0a
  3. #0a2ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #cba70a
  3. #0acba7
  4. #0a2ecb

Square

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #8ecb0a
  3. #0acba7
  4. #460acb

Monochromatic

  1. #39030d
  2. #82061d
  3. #cb0a2e
  4. #f52d52
  5. #f8768e

Shades

#cb0a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #b70929
  3. #a20825
  4. #8e0720
  5. #7a061c
  6. #660517
  7. #510412
  8. #3d030e
  9. #290209
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #d02343
  3. #d53b58
  4. #db546d
  5. #e06c82
  6. #e58597
  7. #ea9dab
  8. #efb6c0
  9. #f5ced5
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0a2e
  2. #c41636
  3. #bc223e
  4. #b52d47
  5. #ad394f
  6. #a64557
  7. #9e515f
  8. #975d67
  9. #8f6870
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995054 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0a2e {
  color: #cb0a2e;
}
Background
.bg-cb0a2e {
  background-color: #cb0a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0a2e {
  border: 2px solid #cb0a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 10 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0a2e, #cb460a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 10 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.35 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.31 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.41 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.52 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.86 #34f5d1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb0a2e  rgb(203, 10, 46)  hsl(349, 91%, 42%)  Cardinal
#0acba7  rgb(10, 203, 167)  hsl(169, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2ecb0a  rgb(46, 203, 10)  hsl(109, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0a2ecb  rgb(10, 46, 203)  hsl(229, 91%, 42%)  Persian Blue