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#CD093A

#cd093a ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd093a 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 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 71.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345°, 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.57.

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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #cd093a
  2. #09cd9c

Split complementary

  1. #cd093a
  2. #09cd3a
  3. #099ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd099c
  2. #cd093a
  3. #cd3a09

Triadic

  1. #cd093a
  2. #3acd09
  3. #093acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd093a
  2. #cd9c09
  3. #09cd9c
  4. #093acd

Square

  1. #cd093a
  2. #9ccd09
  3. #09cd9c
  4. #3a09cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0311
  2. #840625
  3. #cd093a
  4. #f62d5f
  5. #f97697

Shades

#cd093a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd093a
  2. #b90834
  3. #a4072e
  4. #900629
  5. #7b0523
  6. #67051d
  7. #520417
  8. #3e0311
  9. #29020c
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd093a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd093a
  2. #d2224e
  3. #d73a61
  4. #dc5375
  5. #e16b89
  6. #e6849d
  7. #eb9db0
  8. #f0b5c4
  9. #f5ced8
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd093a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd093a
  2. #c51541
  3. #be2148
  4. #b62d4f
  5. #ae3956
  6. #a7455d
  7. #9f5064
  8. #975c6b
  9. #8f6872
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5158 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534e3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807434 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20024 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943d3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55c36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd093a {
  color: #cd093a;
}
Background
.bg-cd093a {
  background-color: #cd093a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd093a {
  border: 2px solid #cd093a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd093a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd093a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd093a, #cd3a09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd093a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 58 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.68 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.20 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.31 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.48 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.33 #32f6c5 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd093a  rgb(205, 9, 58)  hsl(345, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cd9c  rgb(9, 205, 156)  hsl(165, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#3acd09  rgb(58, 205, 9)  hsl(105, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#093acd  rgb(9, 58, 205)  hsl(225, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue