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#CC293D

#cc293d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc293d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.08% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.9% magenta, 70.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 352.64°, with 66.53% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #cc293d
  2. #29ccb8

Split complementary

  1. #cc293d
  2. #29cc67
  3. #298ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc298e
  2. #cc293d
  3. #cc6729

Triadic

  1. #cc293d
  2. #3dcc29
  3. #293dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc293d
  2. #ccb829
  3. #29ccb8
  4. #293dcc

Square

  1. #cc293d
  2. #8ecc29
  3. #29ccb8
  4. #6729cc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f17
  2. #8c1c2a
  3. #cc293d
  4. #df6271
  5. #eca2ab

Shades

#cc293d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc293d
  2. #b82537
  3. #a32131
  4. #8f1d2b
  5. #7a1925
  6. #66151f
  7. #521018
  8. #3d0c12
  9. #29080c
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc293d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc293d
  2. #d13e50
  3. #d65464
  4. #db6977
  5. #e07f8b
  6. #e6949e
  7. #eba9b1
  8. #f0bfc5
  9. #f5d4d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc293d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc293d
  2. #c43244
  3. #bd3a4a
  4. #b54351
  5. #ae4c58
  6. #a6555f
  7. #9e5d65
  8. #97666c
  9. #8f6f73
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b585c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b553c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847838 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96473d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6613a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc293d {
  color: #cc293d;
}
Background
.bg-cc293d {
  background-color: #cc293d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc293d {
  border: 2px solid #cc293d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc293d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 41 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc293d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc293d, #cc6729);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc293d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 41 61 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.68 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.26 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.90 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.29 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.29 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.36 #33d6c2 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc293d  rgb(204, 41, 61)  hsl(353, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#29ccb8  rgb(41, 204, 184)  hsl(173, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3dcc29  rgb(61, 204, 41)  hsl(113, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#293dcc  rgb(41, 61, 204)  hsl(233, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue