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#CC2249

#cc2249 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2249 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 13.33% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.33% magenta, 64.22% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 346.24°, with 71.43% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #cc2249
  2. #22cca5

Split complementary

  1. #cc2249
  2. #22cc50
  3. #229ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc229e
  2. #cc2249
  3. #cc5022

Triadic

  1. #cc2249
  2. #49cc22
  3. #2249cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2249
  2. #cca522
  3. #22cca5
  4. #2249cc

Square

  1. #cc2249
  2. #9ecc22
  3. #22cca5
  4. #5022cc

Monochromatic

  1. #490c1a
  2. #8a1732
  3. #cc2249
  4. #e35777
  5. #ee99ad

Shades

#cc2249 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2249
  2. #b81f42
  3. #a31b3a
  4. #8f1833
  5. #7a142c
  6. #661125
  7. #520e1d
  8. #3d0a16
  9. #29070f
  10. #140307
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2249 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2249
  2. #d1385b
  3. #d64e6d
  4. #db6480
  5. #e07a92
  6. #e691a4
  7. #eba7b6
  8. #f0bdc8
  9. #f5d3db
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2249 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2249
  2. #c42b4f
  3. #bd3554
  4. #b53e5a
  5. #ae485f
  6. #a65165
  7. #9e5a6a
  8. #976470
  9. #8f6d75
  10. #88777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575449 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817744 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a56046 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2249 {
  color: #cc2249;
}
Background
.bg-cc2249 {
  background-color: #cc2249;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2249 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2249;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2249;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 34 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2249 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2249, #cc5022);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2249 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 34 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.25 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.08 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.74 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.95 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.10 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.70 #33ddb6 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc2249  rgb(204, 34, 73)  hsl(346, 71%, 47%)  Cardinal
#22cca5  rgb(34, 204, 165)  hsl(166, 71%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#49cc22  rgb(73, 204, 34)  hsl(106, 71%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2249cc  rgb(34, 73, 204)  hsl(226, 71%, 47%)  Sapphire