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#CC013C

#cc013c ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc013c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0.39% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 342.56°, with 99.02% saturation and 40.2% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #cc013c
  2. #01cc91

Split complementary

  1. #cc013c
  2. #01cc2c
  3. #01a2cc

Analogous

  1. #cc01a2
  2. #cc013c
  3. #cc2c01

Triadic

  1. #cc013c
  2. #3ccc01
  3. #013ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc013c
  2. #cc9101
  3. #01cc91
  4. #013ccc

Square

  1. #cc013c
  2. #a2cc01
  3. #01cc91
  4. #2c01cc

Monochromatic

  1. #34000f
  2. #800126
  3. #cc013c
  4. #fe1c5d
  5. #fe6894

Shades

#cc013c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc013c
  2. #b80136
  3. #a30130
  4. #8f012a
  5. #7a0124
  6. #66011e
  7. #520018
  8. #3d0012
  9. #29000c
  10. #140006
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc013c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc013c
  2. #d11a50
  3. #d63463
  4. #db4d77
  5. #e0678a
  6. #e6809e
  7. #eb99b1
  8. #f0b3c5
  9. #f5ccd8
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc013c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc013c
  2. #c40e43
  3. #bd1a4a
  4. #b52750
  5. #ae3457
  6. #a6415e
  7. #9e4d65
  8. #975a6c
  9. #8f6772
  10. #887379
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995058 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514d3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35a38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc013c {
  color: #cc013c;
}
Background
.bg-cc013c {
  background-color: #cc013c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc013c {
  border: 2px solid #cc013c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc013c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 1 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc013c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc013c, #cc2c01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc013c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 1 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.93 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.43 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.53 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.30 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.46 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 8.12 #33fec3 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc013c  rgb(204, 1, 60)  hsl(343, 99%, 40%)  Cardinal
#01cc91  rgb(1, 204, 145)  hsl(163, 99%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#3ccc01  rgb(60, 204, 1)  hsl(103, 99%, 40%)  Lime Green
#013ccc  rgb(1, 60, 204)  hsl(223, 99%, 40%)  Persian Blue