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#CF093E

#cf093e ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf093e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 3.53% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.65% magenta, 70.05% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 343.94°, with 91.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #cf093e
  2. #09cf9a

Split complementary

  1. #cf093e
  2. #09cf37
  3. #09a1cf

Analogous

  1. #cf09a1
  2. #cf093e
  3. #cf3709

Triadic

  1. #cf093e
  2. #3ecf09
  3. #093ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf093e
  2. #cf9a09
  3. #09cf9a
  4. #093ecf

Square

  1. #cf093e
  2. #a1cf09
  3. #09cf9a
  4. #3709cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0312
  2. #860628
  3. #cf093e
  4. #f62f64
  5. #f9789a

Shades

#cf093e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf093e
  2. #ba0838
  3. #a60732
  4. #91062b
  5. #7c0525
  6. #68051f
  7. #530419
  8. #3e0313
  9. #29020c
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf093e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf093e
  2. #d42251
  3. #d93a65
  4. #dd5378
  5. #e26b8b
  6. #e7849f
  7. #ec9db2
  8. #f1b5c5
  9. #f5ced8
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf093e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf093e
  2. #c71545
  3. #bf214b
  4. #b72d52
  5. #af3958
  6. #a8455f
  7. #a05066
  8. #985c6c
  9. #906873
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c525a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #544f3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817538 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953e3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65d3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf093e {
  color: #cf093e;
}
Background
.bg-cf093e {
  background-color: #cf093e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf093e {
  border: 2px solid #cf093e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf093e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 9 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf093e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf093e, #cf3709);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf093e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 9 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.73 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.90 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.61 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.00 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.08 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.58 #30f6c1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf093e  rgb(207, 9, 62)  hsl(344, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cf9a  rgb(9, 207, 154)  hsl(164, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#3ecf09  rgb(62, 207, 9)  hsl(104, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#093ecf  rgb(9, 62, 207)  hsl(224, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue