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#CB213C

#cb213c ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb213c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.74% magenta, 70.44% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 350.47°, 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.1411

Complementary

  1. #cb213c
  2. #21cbb0

Split complementary

  1. #cb213c
  2. #21cb5b
  3. #2191cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2191
  2. #cb213c
  3. #cb5b21

Triadic

  1. #cb213c
  2. #3ccb21
  3. #213ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb213c
  2. #cbb021
  3. #21cbb0
  4. #213ccb

Square

  1. #cb213c
  2. #91cb21
  3. #21cbb0
  4. #5b21cb

Monochromatic

  1. #470c15
  2. #891629
  3. #cb213c
  4. #e3556c
  5. #ee97a5

Shades

#cb213c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb213c
  2. #b71e36
  3. #a21a30
  4. #8e172a
  5. #7a1424
  6. #66111e
  7. #510d18
  8. #3d0a12
  9. #29070c
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb213c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb213c
  2. #d03750
  3. #d54d63
  4. #db6477
  5. #e07a8a
  6. #e5909e
  7. #eaa6b1
  8. #efbcc5
  9. #f5d3d8
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb213c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb213c
  2. #c42b43
  3. #bc344a
  4. #b53e50
  5. #ad4757
  6. #a6515e
  7. #9e5a65
  8. #97646c
  9. #8f6d72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 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 #58523c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827636 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94443c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45f39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb213c {
  color: #cb213c;
}
Background
.bg-cb213c {
  background-color: #cb213c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb213c {
  border: 2px solid #cb213c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb213c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 33 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb213c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb213c, #cb5b21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb213c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 33 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.13 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.41 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.66 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.72 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.74 #34dec3 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb213c  rgb(203, 33, 60)  hsl(350, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#21cbb0  rgb(33, 203, 176)  hsl(170, 72%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3ccb21  rgb(60, 203, 33)  hsl(110, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#213ccb  rgb(33, 60, 203)  hsl(230, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue