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#CE0F48

#ce0f48 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce0f48 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 5.88% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.72% magenta, 65.05% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 342.09°, with 86.43% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #0fce95

Split complementary

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #0fce35
  3. #0fa8ce

Analogous

  1. #ce0fa8
  2. #ce0f48
  3. #ce350f

Triadic

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #48ce0f
  3. #0f48ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #ce950f
  3. #0fce95
  4. #0f48ce

Square

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #a8ce0f
  3. #0fce95
  4. #350fce

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0516
  2. #870a2f
  3. #ce0f48
  4. #f13970
  5. #f680a3

Shades

#ce0f48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #b90e41
  3. #a50c3a
  4. #900b32
  5. #7c092b
  6. #670824
  7. #52061d
  8. #3e0516
  9. #29030e
  10. #150207
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce0f48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #d3275a
  3. #d83f6d
  4. #dd577f
  5. #e26f91
  6. #e787a4
  7. #eb9fb6
  8. #f0b7c8
  9. #f5cfda
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce0f48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce0f48
  2. #c61a4e
  3. #be2653
  4. #b73159
  5. #af3c5e
  6. #a74864
  7. #9f536a
  8. #975e6f
  9. #906975
  10. #88757a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c535d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943f48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55d45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0039 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce0f48 {
  color: #ce0f48;
}
Background
.bg-ce0f48 {
  background-color: #ce0f48;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce0f48 {
  border: 2px solid #ce0f48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce0f48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 15 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce0f48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce0f48, #ce350f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce0f48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 15 72 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.32 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.42 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.75 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.88 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.67 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.95 #31f0b7 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ce0f48  rgb(206, 15, 72)  hsl(342, 86%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0fce95  rgb(15, 206, 149)  hsl(162, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#48ce0f  rgb(72, 206, 15)  hsl(102, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0f48ce  rgb(15, 72, 206)  hsl(222, 86%, 43%)  Sapphire