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#CF0945

#cf0945 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf0945 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.65% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 341.82°, 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.1389

Complementary

  1. #cf0945
  2. #09cf93

Split complementary

  1. #cf0945
  2. #09cf30
  3. #09a8cf

Analogous

  1. #cf09a8
  2. #cf0945
  3. #cf3009

Triadic

  1. #cf0945
  2. #45cf09
  3. #0945cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf0945
  2. #cf9309
  3. #09cf93
  4. #0945cf

Square

  1. #cf0945
  2. #a8cf09
  3. #09cf93
  4. #3009cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0314
  2. #86062d
  3. #cf0945
  4. #f62f6b
  5. #f9789f

Shades

#cf0945 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf0945
  2. #ba083e
  3. #a60737
  4. #910630
  5. #7c0529
  6. #680523
  7. #53041c
  8. #3e0315
  9. #29020e
  10. #150107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf0945 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf0945
  2. #d42258
  3. #d93a6a
  4. #dd537d
  5. #e26b8f
  6. #e784a2
  7. #ec9db5
  8. #f1b5c7
  9. #f5ceda
  10. #fae6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf0945 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf0945
  2. #c7154b
  3. #bf2151
  4. #b72d57
  5. #af395d
  6. #a84563
  7. #a05068
  8. #985c6e
  9. #906874
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c525c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535045 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81753f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953e45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65d42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0037 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf0945 {
  color: #cf0945;
}
Background
.bg-cf0945 {
  background-color: #cf0945;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf0945 {
  border: 2px solid #cf0945;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf0945;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 9 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf0945 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf0945, #cf3009);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf0945 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 9 69 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.72 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.12 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.53 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.45 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.54 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.43 #30f6ba Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf0945  rgb(207, 9, 69)  hsl(342, 92%, 42%)  Cardinal
#09cf93  rgb(9, 207, 147)  hsl(162, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#45cf09  rgb(69, 207, 9)  hsl(102, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0945cf  rgb(9, 69, 207)  hsl(222, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue