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#CB2F46

#cb2f46 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb2f46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 18.43% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.85% magenta, 65.52% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 351.15°, with 62.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #2fcbb4

Split complementary

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #2fcb66
  3. #2f94cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2f94
  2. #cb2f46
  3. #cb662f

Triadic

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #46cb2f
  3. #2f46cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #cbb42f
  3. #2fcbb4
  4. #2f46cb

Square

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #94cb2f
  3. #2fcbb4
  4. #662fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f121b
  2. #8d2131
  3. #cb2f46
  4. #dd6a7b
  5. #eba8b2

Shades

#cb2f46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #b72a3f
  3. #a22638
  4. #8e2131
  5. #7a1c2a
  6. #661823
  7. #51131c
  8. #3d0e15
  9. #29090e
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2f46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #d04459
  3. #d5596b
  4. #db6d7e
  5. #e08290
  6. #e597a3
  7. #eaacb5
  8. #efc1c8
  9. #f5d5da
  10. #faeaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2f46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2f46
  2. #c4374c
  3. #bc3f52
  4. #b54757
  5. #ad4f5d
  6. #a65863
  7. #9e6069
  8. #97686f
  9. #8f7074
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5846 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847841 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964b46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56343 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70e3f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2f46 {
  color: #cb2f46;
}
Background
.bg-cb2f46 {
  background-color: #cb2f46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb2f46 {
  border: 2px solid #cb2f46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2f46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 47 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2f46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2f46, #cb662f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2f46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 47 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.23 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.43 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.15 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.06 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.21 #34d0b9 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb2f46  rgb(203, 47, 70)  hsl(351, 62%, 49%)  Cardinal
#2fcbb4  rgb(47, 203, 180)  hsl(171, 62%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#46cb2f  rgb(70, 203, 47)  hsl(111, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2f46cb  rgb(47, 70, 203)  hsl(231, 62%, 49%)  Persian Blue