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#CD113E

#cd113e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd113e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 6.67% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 69.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 345.64°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1373

Complementary

  1. #cd113e
  2. #11cda0

Split complementary

  1. #cd113e
  2. #11cd42
  3. #119ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd119c
  2. #cd113e
  3. #cd4211

Triadic

  1. #cd113e
  2. #3ecd11
  3. #113ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd113e
  2. #cda011
  3. #11cda0
  4. #113ecd

Square

  1. #cd113e
  2. #9ccd11
  3. #11cda0
  4. #4211cd

Monochromatic

  1. #400513
  2. #860b29
  3. #cd113e
  4. #ef3c67
  5. #f5829e

Shades

#cd113e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd113e
  2. #b90f38
  3. #a40e32
  4. #900c2b
  5. #7b0a25
  6. #67091f
  7. #520719
  8. #3e0513
  9. #29030c
  10. #150206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd113e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd113e
  2. #d22951
  3. #d74165
  4. #dc5878
  5. #e1708b
  6. #e6889f
  7. #eba0b2
  8. #f0b8c5
  9. #f5cfd8
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd113e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd113e
  2. #c51c45
  3. #be274b
  4. #b63252
  5. #ae3d58
  6. #a7495f
  7. #9f5466
  8. #975f6c
  9. #8f6a73
  10. #887579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b525a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544f3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817538 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55d3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd113e {
  color: #cd113e;
}
Background
.bg-cd113e {
  background-color: #cd113e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd113e {
  border: 2px solid #cd113e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd113e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 17 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd113e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd113e, #cd4211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd113e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 17 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.82 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.75 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.83 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.77 #32eec1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd113e  rgb(205, 17, 62)  hsl(346, 85%, 44%)  Cardinal
#11cda0  rgb(17, 205, 160)  hsl(166, 85%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#3ecd11  rgb(62, 205, 17)  hsl(106, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#113ecd  rgb(17, 62, 205)  hsl(226, 85%, 44%)  Persian Blue