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#CD0546

#cd0546 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0546 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 1.96% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.56% magenta, 65.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 340.5°, with 95.24% saturation and 41.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.1353

Complementary

  1. #cd0546
  2. #05cd8c

Split complementary

  1. #cd0546
  2. #05cd28
  3. #05aacd

Analogous

  1. #cd05aa
  2. #cd0546
  3. #cd2805

Triadic

  1. #cd0546
  2. #46cd05
  3. #0546cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0546
  2. #cd8c05
  3. #05cd8c
  4. #0546cd

Square

  1. #cd0546
  2. #aacd05
  3. #05cd8c
  4. #2805cd

Monochromatic

  1. #380113
  2. #82032d
  3. #cd0546
  4. #fa256a
  5. #fc709d

Shades

#cd0546 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0546
  2. #b9053f
  3. #a40438
  4. #900431
  5. #7b032a
  6. #670323
  7. #52021c
  8. #3e0215
  9. #29010e
  10. #150107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0546 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0546
  2. #d21e59
  3. #d7376b
  4. #dc507e
  5. #e16990
  6. #e682a3
  7. #eb9bb5
  8. #f0b4c8
  9. #f5cdda
  10. #fae6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0546 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0546
  2. #c5114c
  3. #be1e52
  4. #b62a57
  5. #ae365d
  6. #a74363
  7. #9f4f69
  8. #975b6f
  9. #8f6774
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #514e46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10029 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #933d46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45b43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0546 {
  color: #cd0546;
}
Background
.bg-cd0546 {
  background-color: #cd0546;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0546 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0546;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0546;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 5 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0546 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0546, #cd2805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0546 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 5 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.13 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.91 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.07 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.33 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.15 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.50 #32fab9 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0546  rgb(205, 5, 70)  hsl(341, 95%, 41%)  Cardinal
#05cd8c  rgb(5, 205, 140)  hsl(161, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#46cd05  rgb(70, 205, 5)  hsl(101, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0546cd  rgb(5, 70, 205)  hsl(221, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue