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#CD1948

#cd1948 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1948 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.8% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.8% magenta, 64.88% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 344.33°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1414

Complementary

  1. #cd1948
  2. #19cd9e

Split complementary

  1. #cd1948
  2. #19cd44
  3. #19a2cd

Analogous

  1. #cd19a2
  2. #cd1948
  3. #cd4419

Triadic

  1. #cd1948
  2. #48cd19
  3. #1948cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1948
  2. #cd9e19
  3. #19cd9e
  4. #1948cd

Square

  1. #cd1948
  2. #a2cd19
  3. #19cd9e
  4. #4419cd

Monochromatic

  1. #450818
  2. #891130
  3. #cd1948
  4. #e94a73
  5. #f18ea8

Shades

#cd1948 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1948
  2. #b91741
  3. #a4143a
  4. #901232
  5. #7b0f2b
  6. #670d24
  7. #520a1d
  8. #3e0816
  9. #29050e
  10. #150307
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1948 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1948
  2. #d2305a
  3. #d7476d
  4. #dc5e7f
  5. #e17591
  6. #e68ca4
  7. #eba3b6
  8. #f0bac8
  9. #f5d1da
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1948 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1948
  2. #c5234e
  3. #be2e53
  4. #b63859
  5. #ae425e
  6. #a74d64
  7. #9f576a
  8. #97616f
  9. #8f6b75
  10. #88767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b545e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #555248 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817643 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #944248 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55e45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1948 {
  color: #cd1948;
}
Background
.bg-cd1948 {
  background-color: #cd1948;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1948 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1948;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1948;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 25 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1948 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1948, #cd4419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1948 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 25 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.97 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.91 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.35 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.72 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.05 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.33 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.90 #32e6b7 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1948  rgb(205, 25, 72)  hsl(344, 78%, 45%)  Cardinal
#19cd9e  rgb(25, 205, 158)  hsl(164, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#48cd19  rgb(72, 205, 25)  hsl(104, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#1948cd  rgb(25, 72, 205)  hsl(224, 78%, 45%)  Persian Blue