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#CE0232

#ce0232 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce0232 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 0.78% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.03% magenta, 75.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 345.88°, with 98.08% saturation and 40.78% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.134

Complementary

  1. #ce0232
  2. #02ce9e

Split complementary

  1. #ce0232
  2. #02ce38
  3. #0298ce

Analogous

  1. #ce0298
  2. #ce0232
  3. #ce3802

Triadic

  1. #ce0232
  2. #32ce02
  3. #0232ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce0232
  2. #ce9e02
  3. #02ce9e
  4. #0232ce

Square

  1. #ce0232
  2. #98ce02
  3. #02ce9e
  4. #3802ce

Monochromatic

  1. #36010d
  2. #820120
  3. #ce0232
  4. #fd2054
  5. #fe6b8e

Shades

#ce0232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce0232
  2. #b9022d
  3. #a50228
  4. #900123
  5. #7c011e
  6. #670119
  7. #520114
  8. #3e010f
  9. #29000a
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce0232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce0232
  2. #d31b47
  3. #d8355b
  4. #dd4e70
  5. #e26784
  6. #e78199
  7. #eb9aad
  8. #f0b3c2
  9. #f5ccd6
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce0232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce0232
  2. #c60f3a
  3. #be1b42
  4. #b72849
  5. #af3451
  6. #a74159
  7. #9f4e61
  8. #975a69
  9. #906770
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81742a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953c32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65b2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce0232 {
  color: #ce0232;
}
Background
.bg-ce0232 {
  background-color: #ce0232;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce0232 {
  border: 2px solid #ce0232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce0232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 2 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce0232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce0232, #ce3802);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce0232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 2 50 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.61 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.27 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.89 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.26 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.61 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.90 #31fdcd Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ce0232  rgb(206, 2, 50)  hsl(346, 98%, 41%)  Cardinal
#02ce9e  rgb(2, 206, 158)  hsl(166, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#32ce02  rgb(50, 206, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0232ce  rgb(2, 50, 206)  hsl(226, 98%, 41%)  Persian Blue