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#CC0230

#cc0230 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc0230 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0.78% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 76.47% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.34°, with 98.06% saturation and 40.39% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1309

Complementary

  1. #cc0230
  2. #02cc9e

Split complementary

  1. #cc0230
  2. #02cc39
  3. #0295cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0295
  2. #cc0230
  3. #cc3902

Triadic

  1. #cc0230
  2. #30cc02
  3. #0230cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0230
  2. #cc9e02
  3. #02cc9e
  4. #0230cc

Square

  1. #cc0230
  2. #95cc02
  3. #02cc9e
  4. #3902cc

Monochromatic

  1. #34010c
  2. #80011e
  3. #cc0230
  4. #fd1e50
  5. #fe698b

Shades

#cc0230 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0230
  2. #b8022b
  3. #a30226
  4. #8f0122
  5. #7a011d
  6. #660118
  7. #520113
  8. #3d010e
  9. #29000a
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0230 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0230
  2. #d11b45
  3. #d63559
  4. #db4e6e
  5. #e06783
  6. #e68198
  7. #eb9aac
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5ccd6
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0230 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0230
  2. #c40f38
  3. #bd1b40
  4. #b52848
  5. #ae3450
  6. #a64158
  7. #9e4e60
  8. #975a68
  9. #8f6770
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f55 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807328 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933b30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0230 {
  color: #cc0230;
}
Background
.bg-cc0230 {
  background-color: #cc0230;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0230 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0230;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0230;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 2 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0230 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0230, #cc3902);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0230 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 2 48 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.62 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.85 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.93 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.08 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.61 #33fdcf Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc0230  rgb(204, 2, 48)  hsl(346, 98%, 40%)  Cardinal
#02cc9e  rgb(2, 204, 158)  hsl(166, 98%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#30cc02  rgb(48, 204, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0230cc  rgb(2, 48, 204)  hsl(226, 98%, 40%)  Persian Blue