ColorTool
Log in
#CC073D

#cc073d ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cc073d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 2.75% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.57% magenta, 70.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 343.55°, with 93.36% saturation and 41.37% 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 1.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc0033
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1333

Complementary

  1. #cc073d
  2. #07cc96

Split complementary

  1. #cc073d
  2. #07cc33
  3. #079fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc079f
  2. #cc073d
  3. #cc3307

Triadic

  1. #cc073d
  2. #3dcc07
  3. #073dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc073d
  2. #cc9607
  3. #07cc96
  4. #073dcc

Square

  1. #cc073d
  2. #9fcc07
  3. #07cc96
  4. #3307cc

Monochromatic

  1. #380211
  2. #820427
  3. #cc073d
  4. #f82861
  5. #fa7297

Shades

#cc073d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc073d
  2. #b80637
  3. #a30631
  4. #8f052b
  5. #7a0425
  6. #66041f
  7. #520318
  8. #3d0212
  9. #29010c
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc073d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc073d
  2. #d12050
  3. #d63964
  4. #db5177
  5. #e06a8b
  6. #e6839e
  7. #eb9cb1
  8. #f0b5c5
  9. #f5cdd8
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc073d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc073d
  2. #c41344
  3. #bd1f4a
  4. #b52b51
  5. #ae3758
  6. #a6445f
  7. #9e5065
  8. #975c6c
  9. #8f6873
  10. #887479
  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 #9a5058 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524e3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cc073d {
  color: #cc073d;
}
Background
.bg-cc073d {
  background-color: #cc073d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc073d {
  border: 2px solid #cc073d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc073d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 7 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 93% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc073d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc073d, #cc3307);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc073d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 7 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.93 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.33 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.23 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.25 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.26 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.94 #33f8c2 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc073d  rgb(204, 7, 61)  hsl(344, 93%, 41%)  Cardinal
#07cc96  rgb(7, 204, 150)  hsl(164, 93%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#3dcc07  rgb(61, 204, 7)  hsl(104, 93%, 41%)  Lime Green
#073dcc  rgb(7, 61, 204)  hsl(224, 93%, 41%)  Persian Blue