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#CD032E

#cd032e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd032e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 1.18% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 347.23°, with 97.12% saturation and 40.78% 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 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.1324

Complementary

  1. #cd032e
  2. #03cda2

Split complementary

  1. #cd032e
  2. #03cd3d
  3. #0393cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0393
  2. #cd032e
  3. #cd3d03

Triadic

  1. #cd032e
  2. #2ecd03
  3. #032ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd032e
  2. #cda203
  3. #03cda2
  4. #032ecd

Square

  1. #cd032e
  2. #93cd03
  3. #03cda2
  4. #3d03cd

Monochromatic

  1. #36010c
  2. #82021d
  3. #cd032e
  4. #fc214f
  5. #fd6c8b

Shades

#cd032e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd032e
  2. #b90329
  3. #a40225
  4. #900220
  5. #7b021c
  6. #670217
  7. #520112
  8. #3e010e
  9. #290109
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd032e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd032e
  2. #d21c43
  3. #d73558
  4. #dc4f6d
  5. #e16882
  6. #e68197
  7. #eb9aab
  8. #f0b3c0
  9. #f5cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd032e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd032e
  2. #c51036
  3. #be1c3e
  4. #b62947
  5. #ae354f
  6. #a74257
  7. #9f4e5f
  8. #975b67
  9. #8f6770
  10. #887478
  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 #544d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817326 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943b2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd032e {
  color: #cd032e;
}
Background
.bg-cd032e {
  background-color: #cd032e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd032e {
  border: 2px solid #cd032e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd032e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 3 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd032e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd032e, #cd3d03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd032e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 3 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.23 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.40 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.18 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.24 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.37 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.83 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.99 #32fcd1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd032e  rgb(205, 3, 46)  hsl(347, 97%, 41%)  Cardinal
#03cda2  rgb(3, 205, 162)  hsl(167, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2ecd03  rgb(46, 205, 3)  hsl(107, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#032ecd  rgb(3, 46, 205)  hsl(227, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue