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#CB164A

#cb164a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb164a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 8.63% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.16% magenta, 63.55% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 342.76°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #cb164a
  2. #16cb97

Split complementary

  1. #cb164a
  2. #16cb3c
  3. #16a5cb

Analogous

  1. #cb16a5
  2. #cb164a
  3. #cb3c16

Triadic

  1. #cb164a
  2. #4acb16
  3. #164acb

Tetradic

  1. #cb164a
  2. #cb9716
  3. #16cb97
  4. #164acb

Square

  1. #cb164a
  2. #a5cb16
  3. #16cb97
  4. #3c16cb

Monochromatic

  1. #410718
  2. #860f31
  3. #cb164a
  4. #eb4373
  5. #f288a6

Shades

#cb164a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb164a
  2. #b71443
  3. #a2123b
  4. #8e0f34
  5. #7a0d2c
  6. #660b25
  7. #51091e
  8. #3d0716
  9. #29040f
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb164a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb164a
  2. #d02d5c
  3. #d5456e
  4. #db5c80
  5. #e07392
  6. #e58ba5
  7. #eaa2b7
  8. #efb9c9
  9. #f5d0db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb164a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb164a
  2. #c4214f
  3. #bc2b55
  4. #b5365a
  5. #ad4060
  6. #a64b65
  7. #9e566a
  8. #976070
  9. #8f6b75
  10. #88757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52514a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7445 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93414a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35d47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb164a {
  color: #cb164a;
}
Background
.bg-cb164a {
  background-color: #cb164a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb164a {
  border: 2px solid #cb164a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb164a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 22 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb164a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb164a, #cb3c16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb164a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 22 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.47 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.59 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.74 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.43 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.86 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.10 #34e9b5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb164a  rgb(203, 22, 74)  hsl(343, 80%, 44%)  Cardinal
#16cb97  rgb(22, 203, 151)  hsl(163, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4acb16  rgb(74, 203, 22)  hsl(103, 80%, 44%)  Lime Green
#164acb  rgb(22, 74, 203)  hsl(223, 80%, 44%)  Sapphire