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#CD243F

#cd243f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd243f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.12% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 69.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 350.41°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.146

Complementary

  1. #cd243f
  2. #24cdb2

Split complementary

  1. #cd243f
  2. #24cd5d
  3. #2493cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2493
  2. #cd243f
  3. #cd5d24

Triadic

  1. #cd243f
  2. #3fcd24
  3. #243fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd243f
  2. #cdb224
  3. #24cdb2
  4. #243fcd

Square

  1. #cd243f
  2. #93cd24
  3. #24cdb2
  4. #5d24cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0d17
  2. #8c192b
  3. #cd243f
  4. #e25b71
  5. #ee9ca9

Shades

#cd243f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd243f
  2. #b92039
  3. #a41d32
  4. #90192c
  5. #7b1626
  6. #671220
  7. #520e19
  8. #3e0b13
  9. #29070d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd243f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd243f
  2. #d23a52
  3. #d75065
  4. #dc6679
  5. #e17c8c
  6. #e6929f
  7. #eba7b2
  8. #f0bdc5
  9. #f5d3d9
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd243f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd243f
  2. #c52d46
  3. #be364c
  4. #b64053
  5. #ae4959
  6. #a75260
  7. #9f5b66
  8. #97646d
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a543f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83773a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96453f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6603c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd243f {
  color: #cd243f;
}
Background
.bg-cd243f {
  background-color: #cd243f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd243f {
  border: 2px solid #cd243f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd243f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 36 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd243f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd243f, #cd5d24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd243f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 36 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.23 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.77 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.97 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.34 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.84 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.98 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.24 #32dbc0 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd243f  rgb(205, 36, 63)  hsl(350, 70%, 47%)  Cardinal
#24cdb2  rgb(36, 205, 178)  hsl(170, 70%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3fcd24  rgb(63, 205, 36)  hsl(110, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#243fcd  rgb(36, 63, 205)  hsl(230, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue