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#CC113D

#cc113d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc113d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 6.67% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.67% magenta, 70.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 345.88°, with 84.62% saturation and 43.33% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #cc113d
  2. #11cca0

Split complementary

  1. #cc113d
  2. #11cc42
  3. #119acc

Analogous

  1. #cc119a
  2. #cc113d
  3. #cc4211

Triadic

  1. #cc113d
  2. #3dcc11
  3. #113dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc113d
  2. #cca011
  3. #11cca0
  4. #113dcc

Square

  1. #cc113d
  2. #9acc11
  3. #11cca0
  4. #4211cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0513
  2. #850b28
  3. #cc113d
  4. #ef3b65
  5. #f5819d

Shades

#cc113d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc113d
  2. #b80f37
  3. #a30e31
  4. #8f0c2b
  5. #7a0a25
  6. #66091f
  7. #520718
  8. #3d0512
  9. #29030c
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc113d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc113d
  2. #d12950
  3. #d64164
  4. #db5877
  5. #e0708b
  6. #e6889e
  7. #eba0b1
  8. #f0b8c5
  9. #f5cfd8
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc113d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc113d
  2. #c41c44
  3. #bd274a
  4. #b53251
  5. #ae3d58
  6. #a6495f
  7. #9e5465
  8. #975f6c
  9. #8f6a73
  10. #887579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5259 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544f3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807437 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f3d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc113d {
  color: #cc113d;
}
Background
.bg-cc113d {
  background-color: #cc113d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc113d {
  border: 2px solid #cc113d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc113d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 17 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc113d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc113d, #cc4211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc113d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 17 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.66 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.90 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.00 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.71 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.77 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.99 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.95 #33eec2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc113d  rgb(204, 17, 61)  hsl(346, 85%, 43%)  Cardinal
#11cca0  rgb(17, 204, 160)  hsl(166, 85%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#3dcc11  rgb(61, 204, 17)  hsl(106, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#113dcc  rgb(17, 61, 204)  hsl(226, 85%, 43%)  Persian Blue