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#CD2445

#cd2445 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2445 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 348.28°, 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1467

Complementary

  1. #cd2445
  2. #24cdac

Split complementary

  1. #cd2445
  2. #24cd57
  3. #2499cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2499
  2. #cd2445
  3. #cd5724

Triadic

  1. #cd2445
  2. #45cd24
  3. #2445cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2445
  2. #cdac24
  3. #24cdac
  4. #2445cd

Square

  1. #cd2445
  2. #99cd24
  3. #24cdac
  4. #5724cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0d19
  2. #8c192f
  3. #cd2445
  4. #e25b76
  5. #ee9cac

Shades

#cd2445 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2445
  2. #b9203e
  3. #a41d37
  4. #901930
  5. #7b1629
  6. #671223
  7. #520e1c
  8. #3e0b15
  9. #29070e
  10. #150407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2445 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2445
  2. #d23a58
  3. #d7506a
  4. #dc667d
  5. #e17c8f
  6. #e692a2
  7. #eba7b5
  8. #f0bdc7
  9. #f5d3da
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2445 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2445
  2. #c52d4b
  3. #be3651
  4. #b64057
  5. #ae495d
  6. #a75263
  7. #9f5b68
  8. #97646e
  9. #8f6e74
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c575e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595445 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837740 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964645 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66142 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2445 {
  color: #cd2445;
}
Background
.bg-cd2445 {
  background-color: #cd2445;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2445 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2445;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2445;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 36 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2445 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2445, #cd5724);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2445 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 36 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.97 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.80 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.56 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.65 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.00 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.17 #32dbba Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd2445  rgb(205, 36, 69)  hsl(348, 70%, 47%)  Cardinal
#24cdac  rgb(36, 205, 172)  hsl(168, 70%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#45cd24  rgb(69, 205, 36)  hsl(108, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2445cd  rgb(36, 69, 205)  hsl(228, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue