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#CE0030

#ce0030 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce0030 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 0% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 76.7% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 346.02°, with 100% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1334

Complementary

  1. #ce0030
  2. #00ce9e

Split complementary

  1. #ce0030
  2. #00ce37
  3. #0097ce

Analogous

  1. #ce0097
  2. #ce0030
  3. #ce3700

Triadic

  1. #ce0030
  2. #30ce00
  3. #0030ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce0030
  2. #ce9e00
  3. #00ce9e
  4. #0030ce

Square

  1. #ce0030
  2. #97ce00
  3. #00ce9e
  4. #3700ce

Monochromatic

  1. #35000c
  2. #81001e
  3. #ce0030
  4. #ff1b50
  5. #ff688b

Shades

#ce0030 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce0030
  2. #b9002b
  3. #a50026
  4. #900022
  5. #7c001d
  6. #670018
  7. #520013
  8. #3e000e
  9. #29000a
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce0030 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce0030
  2. #d31a45
  3. #d83359
  4. #dd4d6e
  5. #e26683
  6. #e78098
  7. #eb99ac
  8. #f0b3c1
  9. #f5ccd6
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce0030 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce0030
  2. #c60d38
  3. #be1a40
  4. #b72648
  5. #af3350
  6. #a74058
  7. #9f4d60
  8. #975a68
  9. #906670
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d2f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817428 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953b30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65b2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0026 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce0030 {
  color: #ce0030;
}
Background
.bg-ce0030 {
  background-color: #ce0030;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce0030 {
  border: 2px solid #ce0030;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce0030;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 0 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce0030 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce0030, #ce3700);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce0030 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 0 48 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.85 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.82 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.66 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.79 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.30 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.57 #31ffcf Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ce0030  rgb(206, 0, 48)  hsl(346, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#00ce9e  rgb(0, 206, 158)  hsl(166, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#30ce00  rgb(48, 206, 0)  hsl(106, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0030ce  rgb(0, 48, 206)  hsl(226, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue