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#CD0331

#cd0331 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.54% magenta, 76.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.34°, 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 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.55.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #cd0331
  2. #03cd9f

Split complementary

  1. #cd0331
  2. #03cd3a
  3. #0396cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0396
  2. #cd0331
  3. #cd3a03

Triadic

  1. #cd0331
  2. #31cd03
  3. #0331cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0331
  2. #cd9f03
  3. #03cd9f
  4. #0331cd

Square

  1. #cd0331
  2. #96cd03
  3. #03cd9f
  4. #3a03cd

Monochromatic

  1. #36010d
  2. #82021f
  3. #cd0331
  4. #fc2153
  5. #fd6c8d

Shades

#cd0331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0331
  2. #b9032c
  3. #a40227
  4. #900222
  5. #7b021d
  6. #670219
  7. #520114
  8. #3e010f
  9. #29010a
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0331
  2. #d21c46
  3. #d7355a
  4. #dc4f6f
  5. #e16883
  6. #e68198
  7. #eb9aad
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5cdd6
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0331
  2. #c51039
  3. #be1c41
  4. #b62949
  5. #ae3551
  6. #a74259
  7. #9f4e60
  8. #975b68
  9. #8f6770
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 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 #544d30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943c31 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0331 {
  color: #cd0331;
}
Background
.bg-cd0331 {
  background-color: #cd0331;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0331 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 3 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0331, #cd3a03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 3 49 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.55 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.11 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.81 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.05 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.33 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.80 #32fcce Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0331  rgb(205, 3, 49)  hsl(346, 97%, 41%)  Cardinal
#03cd9f  rgb(3, 205, 159)  hsl(166, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#31cd03  rgb(49, 205, 3)  hsl(106, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0331cd  rgb(3, 49, 205)  hsl(226, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue