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#CC0542

#cc0542 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc0542 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 1.96% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.55% magenta, 67.65% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 341.61°, with 95.22% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #cc0542
  2. #05cc8f

Split complementary

  1. #cc0542
  2. #05cc2c
  3. #05a5cc

Analogous

  1. #cc05a5
  2. #cc0542
  3. #cc2c05

Triadic

  1. #cc0542
  2. #42cc05
  3. #0542cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0542
  2. #cc8f05
  3. #05cc8f
  4. #0542cc

Square

  1. #cc0542
  2. #a5cc05
  3. #05cc8f
  4. #2c05cc

Monochromatic

  1. #370112
  2. #81032a
  3. #cc0542
  4. #fa2465
  5. #fb6f9a

Shades

#cc0542 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0542
  2. #b8053b
  3. #a30435
  4. #8f042e
  5. #7a0328
  6. #660321
  7. #52021a
  8. #3d0214
  9. #29010d
  10. #140107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0542 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0542
  2. #d11e55
  3. #d63768
  4. #db507b
  5. #e0698e
  6. #e682a1
  7. #eb9bb3
  8. #f0b4c6
  9. #f5cdd9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0542 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0542
  2. #c41148
  3. #bd1e4e
  4. #b52a55
  5. #ae365b
  6. #a64361
  7. #9e4f67
  8. #975b6d
  9. #8f6774
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a505a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514e42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f733c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a35b3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0542 {
  color: #cc0542;
}
Background
.bg-cc0542 {
  background-color: #cc0542;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0542 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0542;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0542;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 5 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0542 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0542, #cc2c05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0542 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 5 66 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.14 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.28 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.06 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.89 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.23 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.24 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.26 #33fabd Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc0542  rgb(204, 5, 66)  hsl(342, 95%, 41%)  Cardinal
#05cc8f  rgb(5, 204, 143)  hsl(162, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#42cc05  rgb(66, 204, 5)  hsl(102, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0542cc  rgb(5, 66, 204)  hsl(222, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue