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#CC032F

#cc032f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc032f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 1.18% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.53% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.87°, with 97.1% saturation and 40.59% 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 2.87.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1311

Complementary

  1. #cc032f
  2. #03cca0

Split complementary

  1. #cc032f
  2. #03cc3c
  3. #0393cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0393
  2. #cc032f
  3. #cc3c03

Triadic

  1. #cc032f
  2. #2fcc03
  3. #032fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc032f
  2. #cca003
  3. #03cca0
  4. #032fcc

Square

  1. #cc032f
  2. #93cc03
  3. #03cca0
  4. #3c03cc

Monochromatic

  1. #35010c
  2. #81021e
  3. #cc032f
  4. #fc2050
  5. #fd6b8b

Shades

#cc032f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc032f
  2. #b8032a
  3. #a30226
  4. #8f0221
  5. #7a021c
  6. #660218
  7. #520113
  8. #3d010e
  9. #290109
  10. #140005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc032f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc032f
  2. #d11c44
  3. #d63559
  4. #db4f6d
  5. #e06882
  6. #e68197
  7. #eb9aac
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc032f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc032f
  2. #c41037
  3. #bd1c3f
  4. #b52947
  5. #ae354f
  6. #a64258
  7. #9e4e60
  8. #975b68
  9. #8f6770
  10. #887478
  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 #534c2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001d ≈ 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-cc032f {
  color: #cc032f;
}
Background
.bg-cc032f {
  background-color: #cc032f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc032f {
  border: 2px solid #cc032f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc032f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 3 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc032f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc032f, #cc3c03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc032f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 3 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.77 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.21 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.63 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.65 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.89 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.31 #33fcd0 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc032f  rgb(204, 3, 47)  hsl(347, 97%, 41%)  Cardinal
#03cca0  rgb(3, 204, 160)  hsl(167, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2fcc03  rgb(47, 204, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032fcc  rgb(3, 47, 204)  hsl(227, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue