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#CD263F

#cd263f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd263f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.9% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 69.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.02°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #cd263f
  2. #26cdb4

Split complementary

  1. #cd263f
  2. #26cd61
  3. #2693cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2693
  2. #cd263f
  3. #cd6126

Triadic

  1. #cd263f
  2. #3fcd26
  3. #263fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd263f
  2. #cdb426
  3. #26cdb4
  4. #263fcd

Square

  1. #cd263f
  2. #93cd26
  3. #26cdb4
  4. #6126cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4c0e17
  2. #8c1a2b
  3. #cd263f
  4. #e15e72
  5. #ed9fab

Shades

#cd263f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd263f
  2. #b92239
  3. #a41e32
  4. #901b2c
  5. #7b1726
  6. #671320
  7. #520f19
  8. #3e0b13
  9. #29080d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd263f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd263f
  2. #d23c52
  3. #d75165
  4. #dc6779
  5. #e17d8c
  6. #e6939f
  7. #eba8b2
  8. #f0bec5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd263f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd263f
  2. #c52f46
  3. #be384c
  4. #b64153
  5. #ae4a59
  6. #a75360
  7. #9f5c66
  8. #97656d
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a553f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84783a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10032 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96463f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6613c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd263f {
  color: #cd263f;
}
Background
.bg-cd263f {
  background-color: #cd263f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd263f {
  border: 2px solid #cd263f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd263f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 38 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd263f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd263f, #cd6126);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd263f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 38 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.38 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.67 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.92 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.10 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.67 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.92 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.09 #32d9c0 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd263f  rgb(205, 38, 63)  hsl(351, 69%, 48%)  Cardinal
#26cdb4  rgb(38, 205, 180)  hsl(171, 69%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3fcd26  rgb(63, 205, 38)  hsl(111, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green
#263fcd  rgb(38, 63, 205)  hsl(231, 69%, 48%)  Persian Blue