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#CB263D

#cb263d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb263d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 14.9% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 69.95% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 351.64°, with 68.46% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.1442

Complementary

  1. #cb263d
  2. #26cbb4

Split complementary

  1. #cb263d
  2. #26cb62
  3. #268fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb268f
  2. #cb263d
  3. #cb6226

Triadic

  1. #cb263d
  2. #3dcb26
  3. #263dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb263d
  2. #cbb426
  3. #26cbb4
  4. #263dcb

Square

  1. #cb263d
  2. #8fcb26
  3. #26cbb4
  4. #6226cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0e16
  2. #8b1a2a
  3. #cb263d
  4. #e15d6f
  5. #ed9da8

Shades

#cb263d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb263d
  2. #b72237
  3. #a21e31
  4. #8e1b2b
  5. #7a1725
  6. #66131f
  7. #510f18
  8. #3d0b12
  9. #29080c
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb263d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb263d
  2. #d03c50
  3. #d55164
  4. #db6777
  5. #e07d8b
  6. #e5939e
  7. #eaa8b1
  8. #efbec5
  9. #f5d4d8
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb263d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb263d
  2. #c42f44
  3. #bc384a
  4. #b54151
  5. #ad4a58
  6. #a6535f
  7. #9e5c65
  8. #97656c
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a575b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a543c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95463d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5603a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb263d {
  color: #cb263d;
}
Background
.bg-cb263d {
  background-color: #cb263d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb263d {
  border: 2px solid #cb263d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb263d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 38 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb263d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb263d, #cb6226);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb263d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 38 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.02 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.25 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.65 #34d9c2 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb263d  rgb(203, 38, 61)  hsl(352, 68%, 47%)  Cardinal
#26cbb4  rgb(38, 203, 180)  hsl(172, 68%, 47%)  Turquoise
#3dcb26  rgb(61, 203, 38)  hsl(112, 68%, 47%)  Lime Green
#263dcb  rgb(38, 61, 203)  hsl(232, 68%, 47%)  Persian Blue