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#CC062F

#cc062f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc062f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 2.35% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.06% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 347.58°, with 94.29% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.1317

Complementary

  1. #cc062f
  2. #06cca3

Split complementary

  1. #cc062f
  2. #06cc40
  3. #0692cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0692
  2. #cc062f
  3. #cc4006

Triadic

  1. #cc062f
  2. #2fcc06
  3. #062fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc062f
  2. #cca306
  3. #06cca3
  4. #062fcc

Square

  1. #cc062f
  2. #92cc06
  3. #06cca3
  4. #4006cc

Monochromatic

  1. #37020d
  2. #82041e
  3. #cc062f
  4. #f92652
  5. #fb708d

Shades

#cc062f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc062f
  2. #b8052a
  3. #a30526
  4. #8f0421
  5. #7a041c
  6. #660318
  7. #520213
  8. #3d020e
  9. #290109
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc062f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc062f
  2. #d11f44
  3. #d63859
  4. #db516d
  5. #e06a82
  6. #e68397
  7. #eb9bac
  8. #f0b4c1
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc062f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc062f
  2. #c41237
  3. #bd1e3f
  4. #b52b47
  5. #ae374f
  6. #a64358
  7. #9e4f60
  8. #975b68
  9. #8f6870
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943c2e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc062f {
  color: #cc062f;
}
Background
.bg-cc062f {
  background-color: #cc062f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc062f {
  border: 2px solid #cc062f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc062f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 6 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc062f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc062f, #cc4006);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc062f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 6 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.93 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.17 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.50 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.50 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.84 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.21 #33f9d0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc062f  rgb(204, 6, 47)  hsl(348, 94%, 41%)  Cardinal
#06cca3  rgb(6, 204, 163)  hsl(168, 94%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2fcc06  rgb(47, 204, 6)  hsl(108, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#062fcc  rgb(6, 47, 204)  hsl(228, 94%, 41%)  Persian Blue