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#CC154A

#cc154a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc154a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 8.24% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.71% magenta, 63.73% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 342.62°, with 81.33% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.1387

Complementary

  1. #cc154a
  2. #15cc97

Split complementary

  1. #cc154a
  2. #15cc3b
  3. #15a6cc

Analogous

  1. #cc15a6
  2. #cc154a
  3. #cc3b15

Triadic

  1. #cc154a
  2. #4acc15
  3. #154acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc154a
  2. #cc9715
  3. #15cc97
  4. #154acc

Square

  1. #cc154a
  2. #a6cc15
  3. #15cc97
  4. #3b15cc

Monochromatic

  1. #410718
  2. #870e31
  3. #cc154a
  4. #ec4273
  5. #f387a6

Shades

#cc154a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc154a
  2. #b81343
  3. #a3113b
  4. #8f0f34
  5. #7a0d2c
  6. #660b25
  7. #52081e
  8. #3d0616
  9. #29040f
  10. #140207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc154a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc154a
  2. #d12c5c
  3. #d6446e
  4. #db5b80
  5. #e07392
  6. #e68aa5
  7. #eba1b7
  8. #f0b9c9
  9. #f5d0db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc154a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc154a
  2. #c4204f
  3. #bd2a55
  4. #b5355a
  5. #ae4060
  6. #a64b65
  7. #9e556a
  8. #976070
  9. #8f6b75
  10. #88757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53514a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93414a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45d47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc154a {
  color: #cc154a;
}
Background
.bg-cc154a {
  background-color: #cc154a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc154a {
  border: 2px solid #cc154a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc154a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 21 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc154a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc154a, #cc3b15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc154a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 21 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.40 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.47 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.30 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.76 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.94 #33eab5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc154a  rgb(204, 21, 74)  hsl(343, 81%, 44%)  Cardinal
#15cc97  rgb(21, 204, 151)  hsl(163, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4acc15  rgb(74, 204, 21)  hsl(103, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#154acc  rgb(21, 74, 204)  hsl(223, 81%, 44%)  Sapphire