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#CF153B

#cf153b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf153b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 8.24% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.86% magenta, 71.5% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 347.74°, with 81.58% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.1412

Complementary

  1. #cf153b
  2. #15cfa9

Split complementary

  1. #cf153b
  2. #15cf4c
  3. #1598cf

Analogous

  1. #cf1598
  2. #cf153b
  3. #cf4c15

Triadic

  1. #cf153b
  2. #3bcf15
  3. #153bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf153b
  2. #cfa915
  3. #15cfa9
  4. #153bcf

Square

  1. #cf153b
  2. #98cf15
  3. #15cfa9
  4. #4c15cf

Monochromatic

  1. #440713
  2. #8a0e27
  3. #cf153b
  4. #ec4467
  5. #f38a9f

Shades

#cf153b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf153b
  2. #ba1335
  3. #a6112f
  4. #910f29
  5. #7c0d23
  6. #680b1e
  7. #530818
  8. #3e0612
  9. #29040c
  10. #150206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf153b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf153b
  2. #d42c4f
  3. #d94462
  4. #dd5b76
  5. #e27389
  6. #e78a9d
  7. #eca1b1
  8. #f1b9c4
  9. #f5d0d8
  10. #fae8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf153b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf153b
  2. #c72042
  3. #bf2a49
  4. #b73550
  5. #af4057
  6. #a84b5e
  7. #a05564
  8. #98606b
  9. #906b72
  10. #887579
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c545a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56513b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e40028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96403b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75e37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0031 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf153b {
  color: #cf153b;
}
Background
.bg-cf153b {
  background-color: #cf153b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf153b {
  border: 2px solid #cf153b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf153b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 21 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf153b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf153b, #cf4c15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf153b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 21 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.96 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.80 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.56 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.65 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.54 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.90 #30eac4 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf153b  rgb(207, 21, 59)  hsl(348, 82%, 45%)  Cardinal
#15cfa9  rgb(21, 207, 169)  hsl(168, 82%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#3bcf15  rgb(59, 207, 21)  hsl(108, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#153bcf  rgb(21, 59, 207)  hsl(228, 82%, 45%)  Persian Blue