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#CD2139

#cd2139 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2139 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.9% magenta, 72.2% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.63°, 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.1436

Complementary

  1. #cd2139
  2. #21cdb5

Split complementary

  1. #cd2139
  2. #21cd5f
  3. #218fcd

Analogous

  1. #cd218f
  2. #cd2139
  3. #cd5f21

Triadic

  1. #cd2139
  2. #39cd21
  3. #2139cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2139
  2. #cdb521
  3. #21cdb5
  4. #2139cd

Square

  1. #cd2139
  2. #8fcd21
  3. #21cdb5
  4. #5f21cd

Monochromatic

  1. #490c14
  2. #8b1627
  3. #cd2139
  4. #e4576a
  5. #ef99a5

Shades

#cd2139 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2139
  2. #b91e33
  3. #a41a2e
  4. #901728
  5. #7b1422
  6. #67111d
  7. #520d17
  8. #3e0a11
  9. #29070b
  10. #150306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2139 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2139
  2. #d2374d
  3. #d74d61
  4. #dc6474
  5. #e17a88
  6. #e6909c
  7. #eba6b0
  8. #f0bcc4
  9. #f5d3d7
  10. #fae9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2139 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2139
  2. #c52b40
  3. #be3447
  4. #b63e4e
  5. #ae4755
  6. #a7515d
  7. #9f5a64
  8. #97646b
  9. #8f6d72
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c565a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595338 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837733 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964439 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66035 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0032 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2139 {
  color: #cd2139;
}
Background
.bg-cd2139 {
  background-color: #cd2139;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2139 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2139;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2139;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 33 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2139 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2139, #cd5f21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2139 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 33 57 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.38 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.71 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.13 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.37 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.85 #32dec6 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd2139  rgb(205, 33, 57)  hsl(352, 72%, 47%)  Cardinal
#21cdb5  rgb(33, 205, 181)  hsl(172, 72%, 47%)  Turquoise
#39cd21  rgb(57, 205, 33)  hsl(112, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2139cd  rgb(33, 57, 205)  hsl(232, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue