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#CD154A

#cd154a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd154a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 8.24% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.76% magenta, 63.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 342.72°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.1401

Complementary

  1. #cd154a
  2. #15cd98

Split complementary

  1. #cd154a
  2. #15cd3c
  3. #15a6cd

Analogous

  1. #cd15a6
  2. #cd154a
  3. #cd3c15

Triadic

  1. #cd154a
  2. #4acd15
  3. #154acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd154a
  2. #cd9815
  3. #15cd98
  4. #154acd

Square

  1. #cd154a
  2. #a6cd15
  3. #15cd98
  4. #3c15cd

Monochromatic

  1. #420718
  2. #880e31
  3. #cd154a
  4. #ec4373
  5. #f388a7

Shades

#cd154a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd154a
  2. #b91343
  3. #a4113b
  4. #900f34
  5. #7b0d2c
  6. #670b25
  7. #52081e
  8. #3e0616
  9. #29040f
  10. #150207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd154a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd154a
  2. #d22c5c
  3. #d7446e
  4. #dc5b80
  5. #e17392
  6. #e68aa5
  7. #eba1b7
  8. #f0b9c9
  9. #f5d0db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd154a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd154a
  2. #c5204f
  3. #be2a55
  4. #b6355a
  5. #ae4060
  6. #a74b65
  7. #9f556a
  8. #976070
  9. #8f6b75
  10. #88757b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b535e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #53514a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807545 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94414a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45d47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd154a {
  color: #cd154a;
}
Background
.bg-cd154a {
  background-color: #cd154a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd154a {
  border: 2px solid #cd154a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd154a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 21 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd154a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd154a, #cd3c15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd154a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 21 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.27 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.35 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.57 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.10 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.72 #32eab5 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd154a  rgb(205, 21, 74)  hsl(343, 81%, 44%)  Cardinal
#15cd98  rgb(21, 205, 152)  hsl(163, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4acd15  rgb(74, 205, 21)  hsl(103, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#154acd  rgb(21, 74, 205)  hsl(223, 81%, 44%)  Sapphire