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#CC083F

#cc083f ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc083f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 69.12% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 343.16°, 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1337

Complementary

  1. #cc083f
  2. #08cc95

Split complementary

  1. #cc083f
  2. #08cc33
  3. #08a1cc

Analogous

  1. #cc08a1
  2. #cc083f
  3. #cc3308

Triadic

  1. #cc083f
  2. #3fcc08
  3. #083fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc083f
  2. #cc9508
  3. #08cc95
  4. #083fcc

Square

  1. #cc083f
  2. #a1cc08
  3. #08cc95
  4. #3308cc

Monochromatic

  1. #390212
  2. #820528
  3. #cc083f
  4. #f72a63
  5. #fa7399

Shades

#cc083f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc083f
  2. #b80739
  3. #a30632
  4. #8f062c
  5. #7a0526
  6. #660420
  7. #520319
  8. #3d0213
  9. #29020d
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc083f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc083f
  2. #d12152
  3. #d63965
  4. #db5279
  5. #e06b8c
  6. #e6849f
  7. #eb9cb2
  8. #f0b5c5
  9. #f5ced9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc083f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc083f
  2. #c41446
  3. #bd204c
  4. #b52c53
  5. #ae3859
  6. #a64460
  7. #9e5066
  8. #975c6d
  9. #8f6873
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5059 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524e3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc083f {
  color: #cc083f;
}
Background
.bg-cc083f {
  background-color: #cc083f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc083f {
  border: 2px solid #cc083f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc083f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 8 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc083f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc083f, #cc3308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc083f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 8 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.32 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.60 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.10 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.16 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.51 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.74 #33f7c0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc083f  rgb(204, 8, 63)  hsl(343, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#08cc95  rgb(8, 204, 149)  hsl(163, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#3fcc08  rgb(63, 204, 8)  hsl(103, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#083fcc  rgb(8, 63, 204)  hsl(223, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue