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#CD1248

#cd1248 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1248 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 7.06% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 91.22% magenta, 64.88% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 342.67°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #cd1248
  2. #12cd97

Split complementary

  1. #cd1248
  2. #12cd39
  3. #12a6cd

Analogous

  1. #cd12a6
  2. #cd1248
  3. #cd3912

Triadic

  1. #cd1248
  2. #48cd12
  3. #1248cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1248
  2. #cd9712
  3. #12cd97
  4. #1248cd

Square

  1. #cd1248
  2. #a6cd12
  3. #12cd97
  4. #3912cd

Monochromatic

  1. #400617
  2. #870c2f
  3. #cd1248
  4. #ee3e70
  5. #f484a4

Shades

#cd1248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1248
  2. #b91041
  3. #a40e3a
  4. #900d32
  5. #7b0b2b
  6. #670924
  7. #52071d
  8. #3e0516
  9. #29040e
  10. #150207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1248
  2. #d22a5a
  3. #d7416d
  4. #dc597f
  5. #e17191
  6. #e689a4
  7. #eba0b6
  8. #f0b8c8
  9. #f5d0da
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1248
  2. #c51d4e
  3. #be2853
  4. #b63359
  5. #ae3e5e
  6. #a74964
  7. #9f546a
  8. #975f6f
  9. #8f6a75
  10. #88757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45d45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1248 {
  color: #cd1248;
}
Background
.bg-cd1248 {
  background-color: #cd1248;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1248 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 18 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1248, #cd3912);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 18 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.24 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.38 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.69 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.79 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.96 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.74 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.01 #32edb7 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1248  rgb(205, 18, 72)  hsl(343, 84%, 44%)  Cardinal
#12cd97  rgb(18, 205, 151)  hsl(163, 84%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#48cd12  rgb(72, 205, 18)  hsl(103, 84%, 44%)  Lime Green
#1248cd  rgb(18, 72, 205)  hsl(223, 84%, 44%)  Sapphire