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#CF043F

#cf043f ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf043f is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 1.57% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.07% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 342.56°, with 96.21% saturation and 41.37% 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 2.51.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1371

Complementary

  1. #cf043f
  2. #04cf94

Split complementary

  1. #cf043f
  2. #04cf2e
  3. #04a4cf

Analogous

  1. #cf04a4
  2. #cf043f
  3. #cf2e04

Triadic

  1. #cf043f
  2. #3fcf04
  3. #043fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf043f
  2. #cf9404
  3. #04cf94
  4. #043fcf

Square

  1. #cf043f
  2. #a4cf04
  3. #04cf94
  4. #2e04cf

Monochromatic

  1. #390111
  2. #840328
  3. #cf043f
  4. #fb2563
  5. #fc7099

Shades

#cf043f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf043f
  2. #ba0439
  3. #a60332
  4. #91032c
  5. #7c0226
  6. #680220
  7. #530219
  8. #3e0113
  9. #29010d
  10. #150006
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf043f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf043f
  2. #d41d52
  3. #d93665
  4. #dd4f79
  5. #e2688c
  6. #e7829f
  7. #ec9bb2
  8. #f1b4c5
  9. #f5cdd9
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf043f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf043f
  2. #c71046
  3. #bf1d4c
  4. #b72953
  5. #af3659
  6. #a84260
  7. #a04e66
  8. #985b6d
  9. #906773
  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 #9c515a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534f3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817539 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953d3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65c3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf043f {
  color: #cf043f;
}
Background
.bg-cf043f {
  background-color: #cf043f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf043f {
  border: 2px solid #cf043f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf043f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 4 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 96% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf043f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf043f, #cf2e04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf043f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 4 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.95 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.70 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.31 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.46 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.54 #30fbc0 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf043f  rgb(207, 4, 63)  hsl(343, 96%, 41%)  Cardinal
#04cf94  rgb(4, 207, 148)  hsl(163, 96%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#3fcf04  rgb(63, 207, 4)  hsl(103, 96%, 41%)  Lime Green
#043fcf  rgb(4, 63, 207)  hsl(223, 96%, 41%)  Persian Blue