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#CD1D40

#cd1d40 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1d40 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 11.37% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 68.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348.07°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1423

Complementary

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #1dcdaa

Split complementary

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #1dcd52
  3. #1d98cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1d98
  2. #cd1d40
  3. #cd521d

Triadic

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #40cd1d
  3. #1d40cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #cdaa1d
  3. #1dcdaa
  4. #1d40cd

Square

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #98cd1d
  3. #1dcdaa
  4. #521dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #470a16
  2. #8a142b
  3. #cd1d40
  4. #e6506e
  5. #f093a6

Shades

#cd1d40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #b91a3a
  3. #a41733
  4. #90142d
  5. #7b1126
  6. #670f20
  7. #520c1a
  8. #3e0913
  9. #29060d
  10. #150306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1d40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #d23453
  3. #d74a66
  4. #dc6179
  5. #e1778c
  6. #e68ea0
  7. #eba5b3
  8. #f0bbc6
  9. #f5d2d9
  10. #fae8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1d40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1d40
  2. #c52746
  3. #be314d
  4. #b63b53
  5. #ae455a
  6. #a74f60
  7. #9f5866
  8. #97626d
  9. #8f6c73
  10. #88767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b555c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575240 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82763a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954340 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55f3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1d40 {
  color: #cd1d40;
}
Background
.bg-cd1d40 {
  background-color: #cd1d40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1d40 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1d40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1d40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 29 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1d40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1d40, #cd521d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1d40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 29 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.37 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.10 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.16 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.71 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.59 #32e2bf Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1d40  rgb(205, 29, 64)  hsl(348, 75%, 46%)  Cardinal
#1dcdaa  rgb(29, 205, 170)  hsl(168, 75%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#40cd1d  rgb(64, 205, 29)  hsl(108, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green
#1d40cd  rgb(29, 64, 205)  hsl(228, 75%, 46%)  Persian Blue