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#CD0935

#cd0935 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0935 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.53% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 346.53°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #cd0935
  2. #09cda1

Split complementary

  1. #cd0935
  2. #09cd3f
  3. #0997cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0997
  2. #cd0935
  3. #cd3f09

Triadic

  1. #cd0935
  2. #35cd09
  3. #0935cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0935
  2. #cda109
  3. #09cda1
  4. #0935cd

Square

  1. #cd0935
  2. #97cd09
  3. #09cda1
  4. #3f09cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a030f
  2. #840622
  3. #cd0935
  4. #f62d5a
  5. #f97693

Shades

#cd0935 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0935
  2. #b90830
  3. #a4072a
  4. #900625
  5. #7b0520
  6. #67051b
  7. #520415
  8. #3e0310
  9. #29020b
  10. #150105
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0935 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0935
  2. #d22249
  3. #d73a5d
  4. #dc5372
  5. #e16b86
  6. #e6849a
  7. #eb9dae
  8. #f0b5c2
  9. #f5ced7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0935 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0935
  2. #c5153d
  3. #be2144
  4. #b62d4c
  5. #ae3953
  6. #a7455b
  7. #9f5062
  8. #975c6a
  9. #8f6871
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5157 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544e34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81742e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943d35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0935 {
  color: #cd0935;
}
Background
.bg-cd0935 {
  background-color: #cd0935;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0935 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0935;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0935;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0935 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0935, #cd3f09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0935 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 53 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.88 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.21 #32f6ca Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0935  rgb(205, 9, 53)  hsl(347, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cda1  rgb(9, 205, 161)  hsl(167, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#35cd09  rgb(53, 205, 9)  hsl(107, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0935cd  rgb(9, 53, 205)  hsl(227, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue