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#CC2148

#cc2148 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2148 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.82% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.32°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #cc2148
  2. #21cca5

Split complementary

  1. #cc2148
  2. #21cc50
  3. #219dcc

Analogous

  1. #cc219d
  2. #cc2148
  3. #cc5021

Triadic

  1. #cc2148
  2. #48cc21
  3. #2148cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2148
  2. #cca521
  3. #21cca5
  4. #2148cc

Square

  1. #cc2148
  2. #9dcc21
  3. #21cca5
  4. #5021cc

Monochromatic

  1. #480c1a
  2. #8a1631
  3. #cc2148
  4. #e45676
  5. #ee98ab

Shades

#cc2148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2148
  2. #b81e41
  3. #a31a3a
  4. #8f1732
  5. #7a142b
  6. #661124
  7. #520d1d
  8. #3d0a16
  9. #29070e
  10. #140307
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2148
  2. #d1375a
  3. #d64d6d
  4. #db647f
  5. #e07a91
  6. #e690a4
  7. #eba6b6
  8. #f0bcc8
  9. #f5d3da
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2148
  2. #c42b4e
  3. #bd3453
  4. #b53e59
  5. #ae475e
  6. #a65164
  7. #9e5a6a
  8. #97646f
  9. #8f6d75
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b565e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575348 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817643 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954448 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45f45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2148 {
  color: #cc2148;
}
Background
.bg-cc2148 {
  background-color: #cc2148;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2148 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 33 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2148, #cc5021);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 33 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.65 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.35 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.92 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.99 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.30 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.90 #33deb7 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc2148  rgb(204, 33, 72)  hsl(346, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#21cca5  rgb(33, 204, 165)  hsl(166, 72%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#48cc21  rgb(72, 204, 33)  hsl(106, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2148cc  rgb(33, 72, 204)  hsl(226, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue