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#CC002F

#cc002f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc002f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.18°, 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 2.81.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1304

Complementary

  1. #cc002f
  2. #00cc9d

Split complementary

  1. #cc002f
  2. #00cc37
  3. #0095cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0095
  2. #cc002f
  3. #cc3700

Triadic

  1. #cc002f
  2. #2fcc00
  3. #002fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc002f
  2. #cc9d00
  3. #00cc9d
  4. #002fcc

Square

  1. #cc002f
  2. #95cc00
  3. #00cc9d
  4. #3700cc

Monochromatic

  1. #33000c
  2. #80001d
  3. #cc002f
  4. #ff1a4e
  5. #ff6689

Shades

#cc002f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc002f
  2. #b8002a
  3. #a30026
  4. #8f0021
  5. #7a001c
  6. #660018
  7. #520013
  8. #3d000e
  9. #290009
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc002f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc002f
  2. #d11a44
  3. #d63359
  4. #db4d6d
  5. #e06682
  6. #e68097
  7. #eb99ac
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5ccd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc002f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc002f
  2. #c40d37
  3. #bd1a3f
  4. #b52647
  5. #ae334f
  6. #a64058
  7. #9e4d60
  8. #975a68
  9. #8f6670
  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 #534c2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc002f {
  color: #cc002f;
}
Background
.bg-cc002f {
  background-color: #cc002f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc002f {
  border: 2px solid #cc002f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc002f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc002f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc002f, #cc3700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc002f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.25 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.94 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.41 #33ffd0 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc002f  rgb(204, 0, 47)  hsl(346, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#00cc9d  rgb(0, 204, 157)  hsl(166, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2fcc00  rgb(47, 204, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#002fcc  rgb(0, 47, 204)  hsl(226, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue