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#CC1237

#cc1237 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc1237 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 7.06% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.18% magenta, 73.04% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.06°, with 83.78% saturation and 43.53% 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 1.57.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1355

Complementary

  1. #cc1237
  2. #12cca7

Split complementary

  1. #cc1237
  2. #12cc4a
  3. #1294cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1294
  2. #cc1237
  3. #cc4a12

Triadic

  1. #cc1237
  2. #37cc12
  3. #1237cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc1237
  2. #cca712
  3. #12cca7
  4. #1237cc

Square

  1. #cc1237
  2. #94cc12
  3. #12cca7
  4. #4a12cc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0611
  2. #860c24
  3. #cc1237
  4. #ee3d60
  5. #f48399

Shades

#cc1237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc1237
  2. #b81032
  3. #a30e2c
  4. #8f0d27
  5. #7a0b21
  6. #66091c
  7. #520716
  8. #3d0511
  9. #29040b
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc1237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc1237
  2. #d12a4b
  3. #d6415f
  4. #db5973
  5. #e07187
  6. #e6899b
  7. #eba0af
  8. #f0b8c3
  9. #f5d0d7
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc1237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc1237
  2. #c41d3e
  3. #bd2846
  4. #b5334d
  5. #ae3e54
  6. #a6495c
  7. #9e5463
  8. #975f6a
  9. #8f6a71
  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 #9a5258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554f37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc1237 {
  color: #cc1237;
}
Background
.bg-cc1237 {
  background-color: #cc1237;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc1237 {
  border: 2px solid #cc1237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc1237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 18 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc1237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc1237, #cc4a12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc1237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 18 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.25 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.19 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.14 #33edc8 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc1237  rgb(204, 18, 55)  hsl(348, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#12cca7  rgb(18, 204, 167)  hsl(168, 84%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#37cc12  rgb(55, 204, 18)  hsl(108, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1237cc  rgb(18, 55, 204)  hsl(228, 84%, 44%)  Persian Blue