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#CC083C

#cc083c ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc083c is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.14% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 344.08°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #cc083c
  2. #08cc98

Split complementary

  1. #cc083c
  2. #08cc36
  3. #089ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc089e
  2. #cc083c
  3. #cc3608

Triadic

  1. #cc083c
  2. #3ccc08
  3. #083ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc083c
  2. #cc9808
  3. #08cc98
  4. #083ccc

Square

  1. #cc083c
  2. #9ecc08
  3. #08cc98
  4. #3608cc

Monochromatic

  1. #390211
  2. #820526
  3. #cc083c
  4. #f72a60
  5. #fa7397

Shades

#cc083c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc083c
  2. #b80736
  3. #a30630
  4. #8f062a
  5. #7a0524
  6. #66041e
  7. #520318
  8. #3d0212
  9. #29020c
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc083c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc083c
  2. #d12150
  3. #d63963
  4. #db5277
  5. #e06b8a
  6. #e6849e
  7. #eb9cb1
  8. #f0b5c5
  9. #f5ced8
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc083c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc083c
  2. #c41443
  3. #bd204a
  4. #b52c50
  5. #ae3857
  6. #a6445e
  7. #9e5065
  8. #975c6c
  9. #8f6872
  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 #524e3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc083c {
  color: #cc083c;
}
Background
.bg-cc083c {
  background-color: #cc083c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc083c {
  border: 2px solid #cc083c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc083c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 8 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc083c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc083c, #cc3608);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc083c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 8 60 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.16 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.35 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.29 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 8.04 #33f7c3 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc083c  rgb(204, 8, 60)  hsl(344, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#08cc98  rgb(8, 204, 152)  hsl(164, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#3ccc08  rgb(60, 204, 8)  hsl(104, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#083ccc  rgb(8, 60, 204)  hsl(224, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue