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#CC283F

#cc283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.39% magenta, 69.12% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 351.59°, with 67.21% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #cc283f
  2. #28ccb5

Split complementary

  1. #cc283f
  2. #28cc63
  3. #2891cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2891
  2. #cc283f
  3. #cc6328

Triadic

  1. #cc283f
  2. #3fcc28
  3. #283fcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc283f
  2. #ccb528
  3. #28ccb5
  4. #283fcc

Square

  1. #cc283f
  2. #91cc28
  3. #28ccb5
  4. #6328cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0f17
  2. #8c1b2b
  3. #cc283f
  4. #e06172
  5. #eca1ab

Shades

#cc283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc283f
  2. #b82439
  3. #a32032
  4. #8f1c2c
  5. #7a1826
  6. #661420
  7. #521019
  8. #3d0c13
  9. #29080d
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc283f
  2. #d13e52
  3. #d65365
  4. #db6979
  5. #e07e8c
  6. #e6949f
  7. #eba9b2
  8. #f0bfc5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc283f
  2. #c43146
  3. #bd3a4c
  4. #b54253
  5. #ae4b59
  6. #a65460
  7. #9e5d66
  8. #97666d
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b553e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83773a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96473f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5613c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d80038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc283f {
  color: #cc283f;
}
Background
.bg-cc283f {
  background-color: #cc283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc283f {
  border: 2px solid #cc283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc283f, #cc6328);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.36 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.79 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.90 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.95 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.57 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.02 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.01 #33d7c0 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc283f  rgb(204, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#28ccb5  rgb(40, 204, 181)  hsl(172, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fcc28  rgb(63, 204, 40)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#283fcc  rgb(40, 63, 204)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue