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#CD022F

#cd022f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd022f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 0.78% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 77.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.7°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.1323

Complementary

  1. #cd022f
  2. #02cda0

Split complementary

  1. #cd022f
  2. #02cd3b
  3. #0295cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0295
  2. #cd022f
  3. #cd3b02

Triadic

  1. #cd022f
  2. #2fcd02
  3. #022fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd022f
  2. #cda002
  3. #02cda0
  4. #022fcd

Square

  1. #cd022f
  2. #95cd02
  3. #02cda0
  4. #3b02cd

Monochromatic

  1. #35010c
  2. #81011e
  3. #cd022f
  4. #fd1f50
  5. #fe6a8b

Shades

#cd022f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd022f
  2. #b9022a
  3. #a40226
  4. #900121
  5. #7b011c
  6. #670118
  7. #520113
  8. #3e010e
  9. #290009
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd022f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd022f
  2. #d21b44
  3. #d73559
  4. #dc4e6d
  5. #e16782
  6. #e68197
  7. #eb9aac
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5ccd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd022f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd022f
  2. #c50f37
  3. #be1b3f
  4. #b62847
  5. #ae344f
  6. #a74158
  7. #9f4e60
  8. #975a68
  9. #8f6770
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544c2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b2f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd022f {
  color: #cd022f;
}
Background
.bg-cd022f {
  background-color: #cd022f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd022f {
  border: 2px solid #cd022f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd022f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 2 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd022f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd022f, #cd3b02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd022f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 2 47 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.97 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.68 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.55 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.00 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.29 #32fdd0 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd022f  rgb(205, 2, 47)  hsl(347, 98%, 41%)  Cardinal
#02cda0  rgb(2, 205, 160)  hsl(167, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2fcd02  rgb(47, 205, 2)  hsl(107, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#022fcd  rgb(2, 47, 205)  hsl(227, 98%, 41%)  Persian Blue