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#CD1935

#cd1935 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1935 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.8% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.8% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 350.67°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #cd1935
  2. #19cdb1

Split complementary

  1. #cd1935
  2. #19cd57
  3. #198fcd

Analogous

  1. #cd198f
  2. #cd1935
  3. #cd5719

Triadic

  1. #cd1935
  2. #35cd19
  3. #1935cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1935
  2. #cdb119
  3. #19cdb1
  4. #1935cd

Square

  1. #cd1935
  2. #8fcd19
  3. #19cdb1
  4. #5719cd

Monochromatic

  1. #450812
  2. #891123
  3. #cd1935
  4. #e94a62
  5. #f18e9d

Shades

#cd1935 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1935
  2. #b91730
  3. #a4142a
  4. #901225
  5. #7b0f20
  6. #670d1b
  7. #520a15
  8. #3e0810
  9. #29050b
  10. #150305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1935 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1935
  2. #d23049
  3. #d7475d
  4. #dc5e72
  5. #e17586
  6. #e68c9a
  7. #eba3ae
  8. #f0bac2
  9. #f5d1d7
  10. #fae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1935 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1935
  2. #c5233d
  3. #be2e44
  4. #b6384c
  5. #ae4253
  6. #a74d5b
  7. #9f5762
  8. #97616a
  9. #8f6b71
  10. #887679
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5358 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575034 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82752e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954135 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65e31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da002d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1935 {
  color: #cd1935;
}
Background
.bg-cd1935 {
  background-color: #cd1935;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1935 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1935;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1935;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 25 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1935 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1935, #cd5719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1935 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 25 53 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.46 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.13 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.90 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.13 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.58 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.67 #32e6ca Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1935  rgb(205, 25, 53)  hsl(351, 78%, 45%)  Cardinal
#19cdb1  rgb(25, 205, 177)  hsl(171, 78%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#35cd19  rgb(53, 205, 25)  hsl(111, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1935cd  rgb(25, 53, 205)  hsl(231, 78%, 45%)  Persian Blue