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#CC183B

#cc183b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc183b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 9.41% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 71.08% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 348.33°, with 78.95% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.43.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #cc183b
  2. #18cca9

Split complementary

  1. #cc183b
  2. #18cc4f
  3. #1895cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1895
  2. #cc183b
  3. #cc4f18

Triadic

  1. #cc183b
  2. #3bcc18
  3. #183bcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc183b
  2. #cca918
  3. #18cca9
  4. #183bcc

Square

  1. #cc183b
  2. #95cc18
  3. #18cca9
  4. #4f18cc

Monochromatic

  1. #430813
  2. #881027
  3. #cc183b
  4. #e94767
  5. #f18c9f

Shades

#cc183b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc183b
  2. #b81635
  3. #a3132f
  4. #8f1129
  5. #7a0e23
  6. #660c1e
  7. #520a18
  8. #3d0712
  9. #29050c
  10. #140206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc183b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc183b
  2. #d12f4f
  3. #d64662
  4. #db5d76
  5. #e07489
  6. #e68c9d
  7. #eba3b1
  8. #f0bac4
  9. #f5d1d8
  10. #fae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc183b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc183b
  2. #c42242
  3. #bd2d49
  4. #b53750
  5. #ae4257
  6. #a64c5e
  7. #9e5664
  8. #97616b
  9. #8f6b72
  10. #887679
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5359 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56503b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817535 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94403b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45d37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc183b {
  color: #cc183b;
}
Background
.bg-cc183b {
  background-color: #cc183b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc183b {
  border: 2px solid #cc183b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc183b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 24 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc183b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc183b, #cc4f18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc183b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 24 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.43 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.32 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.68 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.76 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.03 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.93 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.99 #33e7c4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc183b  rgb(204, 24, 59)  hsl(348, 79%, 45%)  Cardinal
#18cca9  rgb(24, 204, 169)  hsl(168, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#3bcc18  rgb(59, 204, 24)  hsl(108, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#183bcc  rgb(24, 59, 204)  hsl(228, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue