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#CB213B

#cb213b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb213b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 12.94% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.74% magenta, 70.94% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 350.82°, with 72.03% saturation and 46.27% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.141

Complementary

  1. #cb213b
  2. #21cbb1

Split complementary

  1. #cb213b
  2. #21cb5c
  3. #2190cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2190
  2. #cb213b
  3. #cb5c21

Triadic

  1. #cb213b
  2. #3bcb21
  3. #213bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb213b
  2. #cbb121
  3. #21cbb1
  4. #213bcb

Square

  1. #cb213b
  2. #90cb21
  3. #21cbb1
  4. #5c21cb

Monochromatic

  1. #470c15
  2. #891628
  3. #cb213b
  4. #e3556b
  5. #ee97a4

Shades

#cb213b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb213b
  2. #b71e35
  3. #a21a2f
  4. #8e1729
  5. #7a1423
  6. #66111e
  7. #510d18
  8. #3d0a12
  9. #29070c
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb213b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb213b
  2. #d0374f
  3. #d54d62
  4. #db6476
  5. #e07a89
  6. #e5909d
  7. #eaa6b1
  8. #efbcc4
  9. #f5d3d8
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb213b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb213b
  2. #c42b42
  3. #bc3449
  4. #b53e50
  5. #ad4757
  6. #a6515e
  7. #9e5a64
  8. #97646b
  9. #8f6d72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58523a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94433b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45f38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb213b {
  color: #cb213b;
}
Background
.bg-cb213b {
  background-color: #cb213b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb213b {
  border: 2px solid #cb213b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb213b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 33 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb213b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb213b, #cb5c21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb213b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 33 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.69 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.45 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.84 #34dec4 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb213b  rgb(203, 33, 59)  hsl(351, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#21cbb1  rgb(33, 203, 177)  hsl(171, 72%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3bcb21  rgb(59, 203, 33)  hsl(111, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#213bcb  rgb(33, 59, 203)  hsl(231, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue