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#CD0637

#cd0637 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0637 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 2.35% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.07% magenta, 73.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345.23°, with 94.31% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #cd0637
  2. #06cd9c

Split complementary

  1. #cd0637
  2. #06cd39
  3. #069acd

Analogous

  1. #cd069a
  2. #cd0637
  3. #cd3906

Triadic

  1. #cd0637
  2. #37cd06
  3. #0637cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0637
  2. #cd9c06
  3. #06cd9c
  4. #0637cd

Square

  1. #cd0637
  2. #9acd06
  3. #06cd9c
  4. #3906cd

Monochromatic

  1. #38020f
  2. #830423
  3. #cd0637
  4. #f9275a
  5. #fb7193

Shades

#cd0637 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0637
  2. #b90532
  3. #a4052c
  4. #900427
  5. #7b0421
  6. #67031c
  7. #520216
  8. #3e0211
  9. #29010b
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0637 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0637
  2. #d21f4b
  3. #d7385f
  4. #dc5173
  5. #e16a87
  6. #e6839b
  7. #eb9baf
  8. #f0b4c3
  9. #f5cdd7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0637 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0637
  2. #c5123e
  3. #be1e46
  4. #b62b4d
  5. #ae3754
  6. #a7435c
  7. #9f4f63
  8. #975b6a
  9. #8f6871
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5057 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534d37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943c37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0637 {
  color: #cd0637;
}
Background
.bg-cd0637 {
  background-color: #cd0637;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0637 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0637;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0637;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 6 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0637 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0637, #cd3906);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0637 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 6 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.62 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.60 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.52 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.80 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.59 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.94 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.46 #32f9c8 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0637  rgb(205, 6, 55)  hsl(345, 94%, 41%)  Cardinal
#06cd9c  rgb(6, 205, 156)  hsl(165, 94%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#37cd06  rgb(55, 205, 6)  hsl(105, 94%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0637cd  rgb(6, 55, 205)  hsl(225, 94%, 41%)  Persian Blue