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#CD2136

#cd2136 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2136 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 12.94% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 73.66% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 352.67°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1433

Complementary

  1. #cd2136
  2. #21cdb8

Split complementary

  1. #cd2136
  2. #21cd62
  3. #218ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd218c
  2. #cd2136
  3. #cd6221

Triadic

  1. #cd2136
  2. #36cd21
  3. #2136cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2136
  2. #cdb821
  3. #21cdb8
  4. #2136cd

Square

  1. #cd2136
  2. #8ccd21
  3. #21cdb8
  4. #6221cd

Monochromatic

  1. #490c13
  2. #8b1625
  3. #cd2136
  4. #e45768
  5. #ef99a3

Shades

#cd2136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2136
  2. #b91e31
  3. #a41a2b
  4. #901726
  5. #7b1420
  6. #67111b
  7. #520d16
  8. #3e0a10
  9. #29070b
  10. #150305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2136
  2. #d2374a
  3. #d74d5e
  4. #dc6472
  5. #e17a86
  6. #e6909b
  7. #eba6af
  8. #f0bcc3
  9. #f5d3d7
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2136
  2. #c52b3d
  3. #be3445
  4. #b63e4c
  5. #ae4754
  6. #a7515b
  7. #9f5a62
  8. #97646a
  9. #8f6d71
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5659 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5335 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847730 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964435 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66032 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0030 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2136 {
  color: #cd2136;
}
Background
.bg-cd2136 {
  background-color: #cd2136;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2136 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 33 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2136, #cd6221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 33 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.92 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.43 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.51 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.89 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.17 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.72 #32dec9 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd2136  rgb(205, 33, 54)  hsl(353, 72%, 47%)  Cardinal
#21cdb8  rgb(33, 205, 184)  hsl(173, 72%, 47%)  Turquoise
#36cd21  rgb(54, 205, 33)  hsl(113, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2136cd  rgb(33, 54, 205)  hsl(233, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue