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#CF0232

#cf0232 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf0232 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 0.78% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.03% magenta, 75.85% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 345.95°, with 98.09% saturation and 40.98% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.63.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1354

Complementary

  1. #cf0232
  2. #02cf9f

Split complementary

  1. #cf0232
  2. #02cf38
  3. #0299cf

Analogous

  1. #cf0299
  2. #cf0232
  3. #cf3802

Triadic

  1. #cf0232
  2. #32cf02
  3. #0232cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf0232
  2. #cf9f02
  3. #02cf9f
  4. #0232cf

Square

  1. #cf0232
  2. #99cf02
  3. #02cf9f
  4. #3802cf

Monochromatic

  1. #37010d
  2. #830120
  3. #cf0232
  4. #fd2154
  5. #fe6c8e

Shades

#cf0232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf0232
  2. #ba022d
  3. #a60228
  4. #910123
  5. #7c011e
  6. #680119
  7. #530114
  8. #3e010f
  9. #29000a
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf0232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf0232
  2. #d41b47
  3. #d9355b
  4. #dd4e70
  5. #e26784
  6. #e78199
  7. #ec9aad
  8. #f1b3c2
  9. #f5ccd6
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf0232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf0232
  2. #c70f3a
  3. #bf1b42
  4. #b72849
  5. #af3451
  6. #a84159
  7. #a04e61
  8. #985a69
  9. #906770
  10. #887378
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5156 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544d31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82752a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963c32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65c2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf0232 {
  color: #cf0232;
}
Background
.bg-cf0232 {
  background-color: #cf0232;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf0232 {
  border: 2px solid #cf0232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf0232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 2 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf0232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf0232, #cf3802);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf0232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 2 50 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.63 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.44 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.16 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.76 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.16 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.70 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.70 #30fdcd Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf0232  rgb(207, 2, 50)  hsl(346, 98%, 41%)  Cardinal
#02cf9f  rgb(2, 207, 159)  hsl(166, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#32cf02  rgb(50, 207, 2)  hsl(106, 98%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0232cf  rgb(2, 50, 207)  hsl(226, 98%, 41%)  Persian Blue