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#CF0342

#cf0342 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf0342 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.18% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.55% magenta, 68.12% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 341.47°, with 97.14% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.1372

Complementary

  1. #cf0342
  2. #03cf90

Split complementary

  1. #cf0342
  2. #03cf2a
  3. #03a8cf

Analogous

  1. #cf03a8
  2. #cf0342
  3. #cf2a03

Triadic

  1. #cf0342
  2. #42cf03
  3. #0342cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf0342
  2. #cf9003
  3. #03cf90
  4. #0342cf

Square

  1. #cf0342
  2. #a8cf03
  3. #03cf90
  4. #2a03cf

Monochromatic

  1. #380112
  2. #84022a
  3. #cf0342
  4. #fc2366
  5. #fd6e9a

Shades

#cf0342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf0342
  2. #ba033b
  3. #a60235
  4. #91022e
  5. #7c0228
  6. #680221
  7. #53011a
  8. #3e0114
  9. #29010d
  10. #150007
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf0342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf0342
  2. #d41c55
  3. #d93568
  4. #dd4f7b
  5. #e2688e
  6. #e781a1
  7. #ec9ab3
  8. #f1b3c6
  9. #f5cdd9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf0342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf0342
  2. #c71048
  3. #bf1c4e
  4. #b72955
  5. #af355b
  6. #a84261
  7. #a04e67
  8. #985b6d
  9. #906774
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c515b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #524f42 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80753c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953d42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65c3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf0342 {
  color: #cf0342;
}
Background
.bg-cf0342 {
  background-color: #cf0342;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf0342 {
  border: 2px solid #cf0342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf0342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 3 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 97% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf0342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf0342, #cf2a03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf0342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 3 66 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.16 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.71 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.81 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.68 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.09 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 8.02 #30fcbd Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf0342  rgb(207, 3, 66)  hsl(341, 97%, 41%)  Cardinal
#03cf90  rgb(3, 207, 144)  hsl(161, 97%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#42cf03  rgb(66, 207, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 41%)  Lime Green
#0342cf  rgb(3, 66, 207)  hsl(221, 97%, 41%)  Persian Blue