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#CC092F

#cc092f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc092f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.53% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 76.96% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.31°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.1324

Complementary

  1. #cc092f
  2. #09cca6

Split complementary

  1. #cc092f
  2. #09cc44
  3. #0990cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0990
  2. #cc092f
  3. #cc4409

Triadic

  1. #cc092f
  2. #2fcc09
  3. #092fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc092f
  2. #cca609
  3. #09cca6
  4. #092fcc

Square

  1. #cc092f
  2. #90cc09
  3. #09cca6
  4. #4409cc

Monochromatic

  1. #39030d
  2. #83061e
  3. #cc092f
  4. #f62c53
  5. #f9758f

Shades

#cc092f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc092f
  2. #b8082a
  3. #a30726
  4. #8f0621
  5. #7a051c
  6. #660518
  7. #520413
  8. #3d030e
  9. #290209
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc092f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc092f
  2. #d12244
  3. #d63a59
  4. #db536d
  5. #e06b82
  6. #e68497
  7. #eb9dac
  8. #f0b5c1
  9. #f5ced5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc092f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc092f
  2. #c41537
  3. #bd213f
  4. #b52d47
  5. #ae394f
  6. #a64558
  7. #9e5060
  8. #975c68
  9. #8f6870
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001f ≈ 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-cc092f {
  color: #cc092f;
}
Background
.bg-cc092f {
  background-color: #cc092f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc092f {
  border: 2px solid #cc092f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc092f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 9 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc092f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc092f, #cc4409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc092f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 9 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.00 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.48 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.35 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.38 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.80 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.11 #33f6d0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc092f  rgb(204, 9, 47)  hsl(348, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cca6  rgb(9, 204, 166)  hsl(168, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#2fcc09  rgb(47, 204, 9)  hsl(108, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#092fcc  rgb(9, 47, 204)  hsl(228, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue