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#CD0C3E

#cd0c3e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd0c3e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 4.71% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.15% magenta, 69.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 344.46°, with 88.94% saturation and 42.55% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.03.

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Relative luminance0.1359

Complementary

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #0ccd9b

Split complementary

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #0ccd3b
  3. #0c9ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd0c9e
  2. #cd0c3e
  3. #cd3b0c

Triadic

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #3ecd0c
  3. #0c3ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #cd9b0c
  3. #0ccd9b
  4. #0c3ecd

Square

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #9ecd0c
  3. #0ccd9b
  4. #3b0ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0412
  2. #850828
  3. #cd0c3e
  4. #f33264
  5. #f77b9b

Shades

#cd0c3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #b90b38
  3. #a40a32
  4. #90082b
  5. #7b0725
  6. #67061f
  7. #520519
  8. #3e0413
  9. #29020c
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0c3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #d22451
  3. #d73d65
  4. #dc5578
  5. #e16d8b
  6. #e6869f
  7. #eb9eb2
  8. #f0b6c5
  9. #f5ced8
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0c3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0c3e
  2. #c51845
  3. #be234b
  4. #b62f52
  5. #ae3a58
  6. #a7465f
  7. #9f5266
  8. #975d6c
  9. #8f6973
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5159 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534f3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807438 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55c3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0c3e {
  color: #cd0c3e;
}
Background
.bg-cd0c3e {
  background-color: #cd0c3e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd0c3e {
  border: 2px solid #cd0c3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0c3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 12 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0c3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0c3e, #cd3b0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0c3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 12 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.03 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.06 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.98 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.90 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.18 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.71 #32f3c1 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd0c3e  rgb(205, 12, 62)  hsl(344, 89%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ccd9b  rgb(12, 205, 155)  hsl(164, 89%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#3ecd0c  rgb(62, 205, 12)  hsl(104, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0c3ecd  rgb(12, 62, 205)  hsl(224, 89%, 43%)  Persian Blue