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#CC002D

#cc002d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc002d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 77.94% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.76°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1303

Complementary

  1. #cc002d
  2. #00cc9f

Split complementary

  1. #cc002d
  2. #00cc39
  3. #0093cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0093
  2. #cc002d
  3. #cc3900

Triadic

  1. #cc002d
  2. #2dcc00
  3. #002dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc002d
  2. #cc9f00
  3. #00cc9f
  4. #002dcc

Square

  1. #cc002d
  2. #93cc00
  3. #00cc9f
  4. #3900cc

Monochromatic

  1. #33000b
  2. #80001c
  3. #cc002d
  4. #ff1a4c
  5. #ff6688

Shades

#cc002d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc002d
  2. #b80029
  3. #a30024
  4. #8f0020
  5. #7a001b
  6. #660017
  7. #520012
  8. #3d000e
  9. #290009
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc002d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc002d
  2. #d11a42
  3. #d63357
  4. #db4d6c
  5. #e06681
  6. #e68096
  7. #eb99ab
  8. #f0b3c0
  9. #f5ccd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc002d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc002d
  2. #c40d35
  3. #bd1a3e
  4. #b52646
  5. #ae334e
  6. #a64057
  7. #9e4d5f
  8. #975a67
  9. #8f666f
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc002d {
  color: #cc002d;
}
Background
.bg-cc002d {
  background-color: #cc002d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc002d {
  border: 2px solid #cc002d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc002d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc002d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc002d, #cc3900);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc002d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.28 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.47 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.22 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.47 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.61 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.87 #33ffd2 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc002d  rgb(204, 0, 45)  hsl(347, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#00cc9f  rgb(0, 204, 159)  hsl(167, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2dcc00  rgb(45, 204, 0)  hsl(107, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#002dcc  rgb(0, 45, 204)  hsl(227, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue