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#CB2848

#cb2848 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2848 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 15.69% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.3% magenta, 64.53% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 348.22°, with 67.08% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #cb2848
  2. #28cbab

Split complementary

  1. #cb2848
  2. #28cb5a
  3. #289acb

Analogous

  1. #cb289a
  2. #cb2848
  3. #cb5a28

Triadic

  1. #cb2848
  2. #48cb28
  3. #2848cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2848
  2. #cbab28
  3. #28cbab
  4. #2848cb

Square

  1. #cb2848
  2. #9acb28
  3. #28cbab
  4. #5a28cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0f1b
  2. #8b1b31
  3. #cb2848
  4. #e06079
  5. #eca0af

Shades

#cb2848 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2848
  2. #b72441
  3. #a2203a
  4. #8e1c32
  5. #7a182b
  6. #661424
  7. #51101d
  8. #3d0c16
  9. #29080e
  10. #140407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2848 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2848
  2. #d03e5a
  3. #d5536d
  4. #db697f
  5. #e07e91
  6. #e594a4
  7. #eaa9b6
  8. #efbfc8
  9. #f5d4da
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2848 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2848
  2. #c4314e
  3. #bc3a53
  4. #b54259
  5. #ad4b5e
  6. #a65464
  7. #9e5d6a
  8. #97666f
  9. #8f6e75
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b585f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595548 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827743 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954748 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46145 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2848 {
  color: #cb2848;
}
Background
.bg-cb2848 {
  background-color: #cb2848;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2848 {
  border: 2px solid #cb2848;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2848;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 40 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2848 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2848, #cb5a28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2848 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 40 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.44 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.52 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.67 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.24 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.67 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.98 #34d7b7 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb2848  rgb(203, 40, 72)  hsl(348, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#28cbab  rgb(40, 203, 171)  hsl(168, 67%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#48cb28  rgb(72, 203, 40)  hsl(108, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2848cb  rgb(40, 72, 203)  hsl(228, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue