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#CD1E41

#cd1e41 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd1e41 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 11.76% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.37% magenta, 68.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #1ecdaa

Split complementary

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #1ecd53
  3. #1e99cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1e99
  2. #cd1e41
  3. #cd531e

Triadic

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #41cd1e
  3. #1e41cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #cdaa1e
  3. #1ecdaa
  4. #1e41cd

Square

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #99cd1e
  3. #1ecdaa
  4. #531ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #480a17
  2. #8a142c
  3. #cd1e41
  4. #e6526f
  5. #ef95a7

Shades

#cd1e41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #b91b3b
  3. #a41834
  4. #90152e
  5. #7b1227
  6. #670f21
  7. #520c1a
  8. #3e0914
  9. #29060d
  10. #150307
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd1e41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #d23554
  3. #d74b67
  4. #dc627a
  5. #e1788d
  6. #e68fa0
  7. #eba5b3
  8. #f0bcc6
  9. #f5d2d9
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd1e41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd1e41
  2. #c52847
  3. #be324e
  4. #b63b54
  5. #ae455a
  6. #a74f61
  7. #9f5967
  8. #97636d
  9. #8f6c73
  10. #88767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b555c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82763c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954341 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55f3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd1e41 {
  color: #cd1e41;
}
Background
.bg-cd1e41 {
  background-color: #cd1e41;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd1e41 {
  border: 2px solid #cd1e41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd1e41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 30 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd1e41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd1e41, #cd531e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd1e41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 30 65 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.94 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.53 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.92 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.38 #32e1be Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd1e41  rgb(205, 30, 65)  hsl(348, 74%, 46%)  Cardinal
#1ecdaa  rgb(30, 205, 170)  hsl(168, 74%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#41cd1e  rgb(65, 205, 30)  hsl(108, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#1e41cd  rgb(30, 65, 205)  hsl(228, 74%, 46%)  Persian Blue