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#CC103B

#cc103b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc103b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 6.27% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.16% magenta, 71.08% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.28°, with 85.45% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.42.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1352

Complementary

  1. #cc103b
  2. #10cca1

Split complementary

  1. #cc103b
  2. #10cc43
  3. #1099cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1099
  2. #cc103b
  3. #cc4310

Triadic

  1. #cc103b
  2. #3bcc10
  3. #103bcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc103b
  2. #cca110
  3. #10cca1
  4. #103bcc

Square

  1. #cc103b
  2. #99cc10
  3. #10cca1
  4. #4310cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0512
  2. #850a26
  3. #cc103b
  4. #ef3963
  5. #f5809b

Shades

#cc103b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc103b
  2. #b80e35
  3. #a30d2f
  4. #8f0b29
  5. #7a0a23
  6. #66081e
  7. #520618
  8. #3d0512
  9. #29030c
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc103b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc103b
  2. #d1284f
  3. #d64062
  4. #db5876
  5. #e07089
  6. #e6889d
  7. #eb9fb1
  8. #f0b7c4
  9. #f5cfd8
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc103b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc103b
  2. #c41b42
  3. #bd2649
  4. #b53250
  5. #ae3d57
  6. #a6485e
  7. #9e5364
  8. #975e6b
  9. #8f6a72
  10. #887579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5158 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544f3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807435 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc103b {
  color: #cc103b;
}
Background
.bg-cc103b {
  background-color: #cc103b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc103b {
  border: 2px solid #cc103b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc103b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 16 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc103b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc103b, #cc4310);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc103b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 16 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.42 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.72 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.27 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.30 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.16 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.43 #33efc4 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc103b  rgb(204, 16, 59)  hsl(346, 85%, 43%)  Cardinal
#10cca1  rgb(16, 204, 161)  hsl(166, 85%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#3bcc10  rgb(59, 204, 16)  hsl(106, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#103bcc  rgb(16, 59, 204)  hsl(226, 85%, 43%)  Persian Blue