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#CC072E

#cc072e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc072e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 2.75% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.57% magenta, 77.45% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.12°, with 93.36% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1319

Complementary

  1. #cc072e
  2. #07cca5

Split complementary

  1. #cc072e
  2. #07cc42
  3. #0790cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0790
  2. #cc072e
  3. #cc4207

Triadic

  1. #cc072e
  2. #2ecc07
  3. #072ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc072e
  2. #cca507
  3. #07cca5
  4. #072ecc

Square

  1. #cc072e
  2. #90cc07
  3. #07cca5
  4. #4207cc

Monochromatic

  1. #38020d
  2. #82041d
  3. #cc072e
  4. #f82851
  5. #fa728d

Shades

#cc072e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc072e
  2. #b80629
  3. #a30625
  4. #8f0520
  5. #7a041c
  6. #660417
  7. #520312
  8. #3d020e
  9. #290109
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc072e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc072e
  2. #d12043
  3. #d63958
  4. #db516d
  5. #e06a82
  6. #e68397
  7. #eb9cab
  8. #f0b5c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc072e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc072e
  2. #c41336
  3. #bd1f3e
  4. #b52b47
  5. #ae374f
  6. #a64457
  7. #9e505f
  8. #975c67
  9. #8f6870
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943c2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc072e {
  color: #cc072e;
}
Background
.bg-cc072e {
  background-color: #cc072e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc072e {
  border: 2px solid #cc072e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc072e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 7 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc072e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc072e, #cc4207);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc072e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 7 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.19 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.34 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.20 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.32 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.67 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.91 #33f8d1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc072e  rgb(204, 7, 46)  hsl(348, 93%, 41%)  Cardinal
#07cca5  rgb(7, 204, 165)  hsl(168, 93%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2ecc07  rgb(46, 204, 7)  hsl(108, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#072ecc  rgb(7, 46, 204)  hsl(228, 93%, 41%)  Persian Blue