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#CC2A42

#cc2a42 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2a42 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.47% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.41% magenta, 67.65% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 351.11°, with 65.85% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1489

Complementary

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #2accb4

Split complementary

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #2acc63
  3. #2a93cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2a93
  2. #cc2a42
  3. #cc632a

Triadic

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #42cc2a
  3. #2a42cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #ccb42a
  3. #2accb4
  4. #2a42cc

Square

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #93cc2a
  3. #2accb4
  4. #632acc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1019
  2. #8d1d2d
  3. #cc2a42
  4. #df6476
  5. #eca3ae

Shades

#cc2a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #b8263b
  3. #a32235
  4. #8f1d2e
  5. #7a1928
  6. #661521
  7. #52111a
  8. #3d0d14
  9. #29080d
  10. #140407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #d13f55
  3. #d65568
  4. #db6a7b
  5. #e07f8e
  6. #e695a1
  7. #ebaab3
  8. #f0bfc6
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2a42
  2. #c43348
  3. #bd3b4e
  4. #b54455
  5. #ae4c5b
  6. #a65561
  7. #9e5e67
  8. #97666d
  9. #8f6f74
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c585e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5642 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84783d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964842 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6623f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2a42 {
  color: #cc2a42;
}
Background
.bg-cc2a42 {
  background-color: #cc2a42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2a42 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 42 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2a42, #cc632a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 42 66 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.63 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.02 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.29 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.54 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.27 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.72 #33d5bd Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cc2a42  rgb(204, 42, 66)  hsl(351, 66%, 48%)  Cardinal
#2accb4  rgb(42, 204, 180)  hsl(171, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#42cc2a  rgb(66, 204, 42)  hsl(111, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2a42cc  rgb(42, 66, 204)  hsl(231, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue