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#CC044A

#cc044a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc044a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 1.57% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.04% magenta, 63.73% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 339°, with 96.15% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1342

Complementary

  1. #cc044a
  2. #04cc86

Split complementary

  1. #cc044a
  2. #04cc22
  3. #04aecc

Analogous

  1. #cc04ae
  2. #cc044a
  3. #cc2204

Triadic

  1. #cc044a
  2. #4acc04
  3. #044acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc044a
  2. #cc8604
  3. #04cc86
  4. #044acc

Square

  1. #cc044a
  2. #aecc04
  3. #04cc86
  4. #2204cc

Monochromatic

  1. #360114
  2. #81032f
  3. #cc044a
  4. #fb226e
  5. #fc6d9f

Shades

#cc044a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc044a
  2. #b80443
  3. #a3033b
  4. #8f0334
  5. #7a022c
  6. #660225
  7. #52021e
  8. #3d0116
  9. #29010f
  10. #140007
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc044a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc044a
  2. #d11d5c
  3. #d6366e
  4. #db4f80
  5. #e06892
  6. #e682a5
  7. #eb9bb7
  8. #f0b4c9
  9. #f5cddb
  10. #fae6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc044a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc044a
  2. #c4104f
  3. #bd1d55
  4. #b5295a
  5. #ae3660
  6. #a64265
  7. #9e4e6a
  8. #975b70
  9. #8f6775
  10. #88747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a505c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #504e4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7445 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc044a {
  color: #cc044a;
}
Background
.bg-cc044a {
  background-color: #cc044a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc044a {
  border: 2px solid #cc044a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc044a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 4 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 339 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc044a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc044a, #cc2204);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc044a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 4 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.28 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.63 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.69 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.29 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.00 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.08 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.11 #33fbb5 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc044a  rgb(204, 4, 74)  hsl(339, 96%, 41%)  Cardinal
#04cc86  rgb(4, 204, 134)  hsl(159, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#4acc04  rgb(74, 204, 4)  hsl(99, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#044acc  rgb(4, 74, 204)  hsl(219, 96%, 41%)  Sapphire