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#CD0B46

#cd0b46 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0b46 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 4.31% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.63% magenta, 65.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 341.75°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.1366

Complementary

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #0bcd92

Split complementary

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #0bcd31
  3. #0ba7cd

Analogous

  1. #cd0ba7
  2. #cd0b46
  3. #cd310b

Triadic

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #46cd0b
  3. #0b46cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #cd920b
  3. #0bcd92
  4. #0b46cd

Square

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #a7cd0b
  3. #0bcd92
  4. #310bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0314
  2. #84072d
  3. #cd0b46
  4. #f4316c
  5. #f879a0

Shades

#cd0b46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #b90a3f
  3. #a40938
  4. #900831
  5. #7b072a
  6. #670623
  7. #52041c
  8. #3e0315
  9. #29020e
  10. #150107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0b46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #d22359
  3. #d73c6b
  4. #dc547e
  5. #e16d90
  6. #e685a3
  7. #eb9db5
  8. #f0b6c8
  9. #f5ceda
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0b46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0b46
  2. #c5174c
  3. #be2252
  4. #b62e57
  5. #ae3a5d
  6. #a74663
  7. #9f5169
  8. #975d6f
  9. #8f6974
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b515c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524f46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45c43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0b46 {
  color: #cd0b46;
}
Background
.bg-cd0b46 {
  background-color: #cd0b46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0b46 {
  border: 2px solid #cd0b46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0b46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 11 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0b46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0b46, #cd310b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0b46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 11 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.69 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.94 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.43 #32f4b9 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0b46  rgb(205, 11, 70)  hsl(342, 90%, 42%)  Cardinal
#0bcd92  rgb(11, 205, 146)  hsl(162, 90%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#46cd0b  rgb(70, 205, 11)  hsl(102, 90%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0b46cd  rgb(11, 70, 205)  hsl(222, 90%, 42%)  Persian Blue