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#CD0945

#cd0945 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0945 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.53% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 341.63°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.136

Complementary

  1. #cd0945
  2. #09cd91

Split complementary

  1. #cd0945
  2. #09cd2f
  3. #09a7cd

Analogous

  1. #cd09a7
  2. #cd0945
  3. #cd2f09

Triadic

  1. #cd0945
  2. #45cd09
  3. #0945cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0945
  2. #cd9109
  3. #09cd91
  4. #0945cd

Square

  1. #cd0945
  2. #a7cd09
  3. #09cd91
  4. #2f09cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0314
  2. #84062c
  3. #cd0945
  4. #f62d6a
  5. #f9769e

Shades

#cd0945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0945
  2. #b9083e
  3. #a40737
  4. #900630
  5. #7b0529
  6. #670523
  7. #52041c
  8. #3e0315
  9. #29020e
  10. #150107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0945
  2. #d22258
  3. #d73a6a
  4. #dc537d
  5. #e16b8f
  6. #e684a2
  7. #eb9db5
  8. #f0b5c7
  9. #f5ceda
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0945
  2. #c5154b
  3. #be2151
  4. #b62d57
  5. #ae395d
  6. #a74563
  7. #9f5068
  8. #975c6e
  9. #8f6874
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524f45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7440 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0945 {
  color: #cd0945;
}
Background
.bg-cd0945 {
  background-color: #cd0945;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0945 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0945, #cd2f09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.53 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.76 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.24 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.55 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.97 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.62 #32f6ba Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0945  rgb(205, 9, 69)  hsl(342, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cd91  rgb(9, 205, 145)  hsl(162, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#45cd09  rgb(69, 205, 9)  hsl(102, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0945cd  rgb(9, 69, 205)  hsl(222, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue