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#CD2446

#cd2446 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2446 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.44% magenta, 65.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 347.93°, 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #cd2446
  2. #24cdab

Split complementary

  1. #cd2446
  2. #24cd56
  3. #249acd

Analogous

  1. #cd249a
  2. #cd2446
  3. #cd5624

Triadic

  1. #cd2446
  2. #46cd24
  3. #2446cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2446
  2. #cdab24
  3. #24cdab
  4. #2446cd

Square

  1. #cd2446
  2. #9acd24
  3. #24cdab
  4. #5624cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0d1a
  2. #8c1930
  3. #cd2446
  4. #e25b76
  5. #ee9cad

Shades

#cd2446 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2446
  2. #b9203f
  3. #a41d38
  4. #901931
  5. #7b162a
  6. #671223
  7. #520e1c
  8. #3e0b15
  9. #29070e
  10. #150407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2446 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2446
  2. #d23a59
  3. #d7506b
  4. #dc667e
  5. #e17c90
  6. #e692a3
  7. #eba7b5
  8. #f0bdc8
  9. #f5d3da
  10. #fae9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2446 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2446
  2. #c52d4c
  3. #be3652
  4. #b64057
  5. #ae495d
  6. #a75263
  7. #9f5b69
  8. #97646f
  9. #8f6e74
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c575e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595546 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837741 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964646 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66143 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9003c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2446 {
  color: #cd2446;
}
Background
.bg-cd2446 {
  background-color: #cd2446;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2446 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2446;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2446;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 36 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2446 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2446, #cd5624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2446 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 36 70 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.17 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.02 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.08 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.54 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.42 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.91 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.25 #32dbb9 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd2446  rgb(205, 36, 70)  hsl(348, 70%, 47%)  Cardinal
#24cdab  rgb(36, 205, 171)  hsl(168, 70%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#46cd24  rgb(70, 205, 36)  hsl(108, 70%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2446cd  rgb(36, 70, 205)  hsl(228, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue