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#CD174A

#cd174a ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd174a is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.02% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.78% magenta, 63.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 343.19°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #cd174a
  2. #17cd9a

Split complementary

  1. #cd174a
  2. #17cd3f
  3. #17a5cd

Analogous

  1. #cd17a5
  2. #cd174a
  3. #cd3f17

Triadic

  1. #cd174a
  2. #4acd17
  3. #174acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd174a
  2. #cd9a17
  3. #17cd9a
  4. #174acd

Square

  1. #cd174a
  2. #a5cd17
  3. #17cd9a
  4. #3f17cd

Monochromatic

  1. #430818
  2. #880f31
  3. #cd174a
  4. #ea4674
  5. #f28ba8

Shades

#cd174a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd174a
  2. #b91543
  3. #a4123b
  4. #901034
  5. #7b0e2c
  6. #670c25
  7. #52091e
  8. #3e0716
  9. #29050f
  10. #150207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd174a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd174a
  2. #d22e5c
  3. #d7456e
  4. #dc5d80
  5. #e17492
  6. #e68ba5
  7. #eba2b7
  8. #f0b9c9
  9. #f5d1db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd174a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd174a
  2. #c5224f
  3. #be2c55
  4. #b6375a
  5. #ae4160
  6. #a74c65
  7. #9f566a
  8. #976170
  9. #8f6b75
  10. #88767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b545e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54524a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807645 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94414a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55e47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd174a {
  color: #cd174a;
}
Background
.bg-cd174a {
  background-color: #cd174a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd174a {
  border: 2px solid #cd174a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd174a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 23 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd174a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd174a, #cd3f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd174a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 23 74 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.58 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.12 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.35 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.60 #32e8b5 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd174a  rgb(205, 23, 74)  hsl(343, 80%, 45%)  Cardinal
#17cd9a  rgb(23, 205, 154)  hsl(163, 80%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#4acd17  rgb(74, 205, 23)  hsl(103, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#174acd  rgb(23, 74, 205)  hsl(223, 80%, 45%)  Sapphire