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#CC0937

#cc0937 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc0937 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.59% magenta, 73.04% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345.85°, 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1331

Complementary

  1. #cc0937
  2. #09cc9e

Split complementary

  1. #cc0937
  2. #09cc3d
  3. #0998cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0998
  2. #cc0937
  3. #cc3d09

Triadic

  1. #cc0937
  2. #37cc09
  3. #0937cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0937
  2. #cc9e09
  3. #09cc9e
  4. #0937cc

Square

  1. #cc0937
  2. #98cc09
  3. #09cc9e
  4. #3d09cc

Monochromatic

  1. #39030f
  2. #830623
  3. #cc0937
  4. #f62c5b
  5. #f97594

Shades

#cc0937 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0937
  2. #b80832
  3. #a3072c
  4. #8f0627
  5. #7a0521
  6. #66051c
  7. #520416
  8. #3d0311
  9. #29020b
  10. #140106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0937 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0937
  2. #d1224b
  3. #d63a5f
  4. #db5373
  5. #e06b87
  6. #e6849b
  7. #eb9daf
  8. #f0b5c3
  9. #f5ced7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0937 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0937
  2. #c4153e
  3. #bd2146
  4. #b52d4d
  5. #ae3954
  6. #a6455c
  7. #9e5063
  8. #975c6a
  9. #8f6871
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5057 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534d37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0937 {
  color: #cc0937;
}
Background
.bg-cc0937 {
  background-color: #cc0937;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0937 {
  border: 2px solid #cc0937;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0937;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 9 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0937 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0937, #cc3d09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0937 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 9 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.72 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.79 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.59 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.95 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.34 #33f6c8 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc0937  rgb(204, 9, 55)  hsl(346, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cc9e  rgb(9, 204, 158)  hsl(166, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#37cc09  rgb(55, 204, 9)  hsl(106, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0937cc  rgb(9, 55, 204)  hsl(226, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue