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#CD0938

#cd0938 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0938 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 72.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345.61°, 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.56.

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Relative luminance0.1346

Complementary

  1. #cd0938
  2. #09cd9e

Split complementary

  1. #cd0938
  2. #09cd3c
  3. #099acd

Analogous

  1. #cd099a
  2. #cd0938
  3. #cd3c09

Triadic

  1. #cd0938
  2. #38cd09
  3. #0938cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0938
  2. #cd9e09
  3. #09cd9e
  4. #0938cd

Square

  1. #cd0938
  2. #9acd09
  3. #09cd9e
  4. #3c09cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0310
  2. #840624
  3. #cd0938
  4. #f62d5d
  5. #f97695

Shades

#cd0938 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0938
  2. #b90832
  3. #a4072d
  4. #900627
  5. #7b0522
  6. #67051c
  7. #520416
  8. #3e0311
  9. #29020b
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0938 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0938
  2. #d2224c
  3. #d73a60
  4. #dc5374
  5. #e16b88
  6. #e6849c
  7. #eb9daf
  8. #f0b5c3
  9. #f5ced7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0938 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0938
  2. #c5153f
  3. #be2146
  4. #b62d4e
  5. #ae3955
  6. #a7455c
  7. #9f5063
  8. #975c6a
  9. #8f6872
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5158 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544e38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807431 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943d38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55c34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0938 {
  color: #cd0938;
}
Background
.bg-cd0938 {
  background-color: #cd0938;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0938 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0938;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0938;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0938 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0938, #cd3c09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0938 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 56 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.56 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.55 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.66 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.75 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.76 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.42 #32f6c7 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0938  rgb(205, 9, 56)  hsl(346, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cd9e  rgb(9, 205, 158)  hsl(166, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#38cd09  rgb(56, 205, 9)  hsl(106, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0938cd  rgb(9, 56, 205)  hsl(226, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue