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#CC103E

#cc103e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc103e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.16% magenta, 69.61% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345.32°, 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1356

Complementary

  1. #cc103e
  2. #10cc9e

Split complementary

  1. #cc103e
  2. #10cc40
  3. #109ccc

Analogous

  1. #cc109c
  2. #cc103e
  3. #cc4010

Triadic

  1. #cc103e
  2. #3ecc10
  3. #103ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc103e
  2. #cc9e10
  3. #10cc9e
  4. #103ecc

Square

  1. #cc103e
  2. #9ccc10
  3. #10cc9e
  4. #4010cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0513
  2. #850a28
  3. #cc103e
  4. #ef3966
  5. #f5809d

Shades

#cc103e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc103e
  2. #b80e38
  3. #a30d32
  4. #8f0b2b
  5. #7a0a25
  6. #66081f
  7. #520619
  8. #3d0513
  9. #29030c
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc103e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc103e
  2. #d12851
  3. #d64065
  4. #db5878
  5. #e0708b
  6. #e6889f
  7. #eb9fb2
  8. #f0b7c5
  9. #f5cfd8
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc103e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc103e
  2. #c41b45
  3. #bd264b
  4. #b53252
  5. #ae3d58
  6. #a6485f
  7. #9e5366
  8. #975e6c
  9. #8f6a73
  10. #887579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5259 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534f3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807438 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc103e {
  color: #cc103e;
}
Background
.bg-cc103e {
  background-color: #cc103e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc103e {
  border: 2px solid #cc103e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc103e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 16 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc103e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc103e, #cc4010);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc103e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 16 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.87 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.09 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.96 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.11 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.80 #33efc1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc103e  rgb(204, 16, 62)  hsl(345, 85%, 43%)  Cardinal
#10cc9e  rgb(16, 204, 158)  hsl(165, 85%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#3ecc10  rgb(62, 204, 16)  hsl(105, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#103ecc  rgb(16, 62, 204)  hsl(225, 85%, 43%)  Persian Blue