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#CD194B

#cd194b ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd194b 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 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 87.8% magenta, 63.41% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 343.33°, 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.76.

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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #cd194b
  2. #19cd9b

Split complementary

  1. #cd194b
  2. #19cd41
  3. #19a5cd

Analogous

  1. #cd19a5
  2. #cd194b
  3. #cd4119

Triadic

  1. #cd194b
  2. #4bcd19
  3. #194bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd194b
  2. #cd9b19
  3. #19cd9b
  4. #194bcd

Square

  1. #cd194b
  2. #a5cd19
  3. #19cd9b
  4. #4119cd

Monochromatic

  1. #450819
  2. #891132
  3. #cd194b
  4. #e94a76
  5. #f18ea9

Shades

#cd194b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd194b
  2. #b91744
  3. #a4143c
  4. #901235
  5. #7b0f2d
  6. #670d26
  7. #520a1e
  8. #3e0817
  9. #29050f
  10. #150308
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd194b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd194b
  2. #d2305d
  3. #d7476f
  4. #dc5e81
  5. #e17593
  6. #e68ca5
  7. #eba3b7
  8. #f0bac9
  9. #f5d1db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd194b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd194b
  2. #c52350
  3. #be2e56
  4. #b6385b
  5. #ae4260
  6. #a74d66
  7. #9f576b
  8. #976170
  9. #8f6b75
  10. #88767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b545f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54524b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807646 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94424b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55e48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd194b {
  color: #cd194b;
}
Background
.bg-cd194b {
  background-color: #cd194b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd194b {
  border: 2px solid #cd194b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd194b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 25 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd194b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd194b, #cd4119);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd194b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 25 75 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.76 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.02 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.18 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.40 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.09 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.40 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.54 #32e6b4 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd194b  rgb(205, 25, 75)  hsl(343, 78%, 45%)  Cardinal
#19cd9b  rgb(25, 205, 155)  hsl(163, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#4bcd19  rgb(75, 205, 25)  hsl(103, 78%, 45%)  Lime Green
#194bcd  rgb(25, 75, 205)  hsl(223, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire