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#CC2139

#cc2139 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2139 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.94% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.82% magenta, 72.06% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 351.58°, with 72.15% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1422

Complementary

  1. #cc2139
  2. #21ccb4

Split complementary

  1. #cc2139
  2. #21cc5f
  3. #218ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc218e
  2. #cc2139
  3. #cc5f21

Triadic

  1. #cc2139
  2. #39cc21
  3. #2139cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2139
  2. #ccb421
  3. #21ccb4
  4. #2139cc

Square

  1. #cc2139
  2. #8ecc21
  3. #21ccb4
  4. #5f21cc

Monochromatic

  1. #480c14
  2. #8a1627
  3. #cc2139
  4. #e4566a
  5. #ee98a4

Shades

#cc2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2139
  2. #b81e33
  3. #a31a2e
  4. #8f1728
  5. #7a1422
  6. #66111d
  7. #520d17
  8. #3d0a11
  9. #29070b
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2139
  2. #d1374d
  3. #d64d61
  4. #db6474
  5. #e07a88
  6. #e6909c
  7. #eba6b0
  8. #f0bcc4
  9. #f5d3d7
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2139
  2. #c42b40
  3. #bd3447
  4. #b53e4e
  5. #ae4755
  6. #a6515d
  7. #9e5a64
  8. #97646b
  9. #8f6d72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b555a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595238 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837633 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954439 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55f36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2139 {
  color: #cc2139;
}
Background
.bg-cc2139 {
  background-color: #cc2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2139 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2139, #cc5f21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.89 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.25 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.18 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.98 #33dec6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc2139  rgb(204, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#21ccb4  rgb(33, 204, 180)  hsl(172, 72%, 46%)  Turquoise
#39cc21  rgb(57, 204, 33)  hsl(112, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2139cc  rgb(33, 57, 204)  hsl(232, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue