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#CD1146

#cd1146 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1146 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 6.67% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.71% magenta, 65.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 343.09°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #cd1146
  2. #11cd98

Split complementary

  1. #cd1146
  2. #11cd3a
  3. #11a4cd

Analogous

  1. #cd11a4
  2. #cd1146
  3. #cd3a11

Triadic

  1. #cd1146
  2. #46cd11
  3. #1146cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1146
  2. #cd9811
  3. #11cd98
  4. #1146cd

Square

  1. #cd1146
  2. #a4cd11
  3. #11cd98
  4. #3a11cd

Monochromatic

  1. #400516
  2. #860b2e
  3. #cd1146
  4. #ef3c6e
  5. #f582a3

Shades

#cd1146 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1146
  2. #b90f3f
  3. #a40e38
  4. #900c31
  5. #7b0a2a
  6. #670923
  7. #52071c
  8. #3e0515
  9. #29030e
  10. #150207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1146 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1146
  2. #d22959
  3. #d7416b
  4. #dc587e
  5. #e17090
  6. #e688a3
  7. #eba0b5
  8. #f0b8c8
  9. #f5cfda
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1146 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1146
  2. #c51c4c
  3. #be2752
  4. #b63257
  5. #ae3d5d
  6. #a74963
  7. #9f5469
  8. #975f6f
  9. #8f6a74
  10. #88757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b525c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807541 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45d43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1146 {
  color: #cd1146;
}
Background
.bg-cd1146 {
  background-color: #cd1146;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1146 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1146;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1146;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 17 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1146 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1146, #cd3a11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1146 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 17 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.75 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.41 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.39 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.69 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.36 #32eeb9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1146  rgb(205, 17, 70)  hsl(343, 85%, 44%)  Cardinal
#11cd98  rgb(17, 205, 152)  hsl(163, 85%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#46cd11  rgb(70, 205, 17)  hsl(103, 85%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1146cd  rgb(17, 70, 205)  hsl(223, 85%, 44%)  Persian Blue