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#CC0046

#cc0046 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc0046 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 65.69% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 339.41°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.34.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1328

Complementary

  1. #cc0046
  2. #00cc86

Split complementary

  1. #cc0046
  2. #00cc20
  3. #00accc

Analogous

  1. #cc00ac
  2. #cc0046
  3. #cc2000

Triadic

  1. #cc0046
  2. #46cc00
  3. #0046cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0046
  2. #cc8600
  3. #00cc86
  4. #0046cc

Square

  1. #cc0046
  2. #accc00
  3. #00cc86
  4. #2000cc

Monochromatic

  1. #330012
  2. #80002c
  3. #cc0046
  4. #ff1a68
  5. #ff669b

Shades

#cc0046 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0046
  2. #b8003f
  3. #a30038
  4. #8f0031
  5. #7a002a
  6. #660023
  7. #52001c
  8. #3d0015
  9. #29000e
  10. #140007
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0046 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0046
  2. #d11a59
  3. #d6336b
  4. #db4d7e
  5. #e06690
  6. #e680a3
  7. #eb99b5
  8. #f0b3c8
  9. #f5ccda
  10. #fae6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0046 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0046
  2. #c40d4c
  3. #bd1a52
  4. #b52657
  5. #ae335d
  6. #a64063
  7. #9e4d69
  8. #975a6f
  9. #8f6674
  10. #88737a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a505b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504e46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7341 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0046 {
  color: #cc0046;
}
Background
.bg-cc0046 {
  background-color: #cc0046;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0046 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0046;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0046;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0046 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0046, #cc2000);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0046 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.34 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.32 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.41 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.55 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.69 #33ffb9 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc0046  rgb(204, 0, 70)  hsl(339, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#00cc86  rgb(0, 204, 134)  hsl(159, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#46cc00  rgb(70, 204, 0)  hsl(99, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0046cc  rgb(0, 70, 204)  hsl(219, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue