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#CE0032

#ce0032 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce0032 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 75.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 345.44°, 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1335

Complementary

  1. #ce0032
  2. #00ce9c

Split complementary

  1. #ce0032
  2. #00ce35
  3. #0099ce

Analogous

  1. #ce0099
  2. #ce0032
  3. #ce3500

Triadic

  1. #ce0032
  2. #32ce00
  3. #0032ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce0032
  2. #ce9c00
  3. #00ce9c
  4. #0032ce

Square

  1. #ce0032
  2. #99ce00
  3. #00ce9c
  4. #3500ce

Monochromatic

  1. #35000d
  2. #81001f
  3. #ce0032
  4. #ff1b53
  5. #ff688d

Shades

#ce0032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce0032
  2. #b9002d
  3. #a50028
  4. #900023
  5. #7c001e
  6. #670019
  7. #520014
  8. #3e000f
  9. #29000a
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce0032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce0032
  2. #d31a47
  3. #d8335b
  4. #dd4d70
  5. #e26684
  6. #e78099
  7. #eb99ad
  8. #f0b3c2
  9. #f5ccd6
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce0032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce0032
  2. #c60d3a
  3. #be1a42
  4. #b72649
  5. #af3351
  6. #a74059
  7. #9f4d61
  8. #975a69
  9. #906670
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534d31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81742a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953b32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55b2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce0032 {
  color: #ce0032;
}
Background
.bg-ce0032 {
  background-color: #ce0032;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce0032 {
  border: 2px solid #ce0032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce0032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 0 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce0032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce0032, #ce3500);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce0032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 0 50 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.44 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.37 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.99 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.33 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.64 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.98 #31ffcd Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ce0032  rgb(206, 0, 50)  hsl(345, 100%, 40%)  Cardinal
#00ce9c  rgb(0, 206, 156)  hsl(165, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#32ce00  rgb(50, 206, 0)  hsl(105, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#0032ce  rgb(0, 50, 206)  hsl(225, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue