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#CF174B

#cf174b ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf174b is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 9.02% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 63.77% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 343.04°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #cf174b
  2. #17cf9b

Split complementary

  1. #cf174b
  2. #17cf3f
  3. #17a7cf

Analogous

  1. #cf17a7
  2. #cf174b
  3. #cf3f17

Triadic

  1. #cf174b
  2. #4bcf17
  3. #174bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf174b
  2. #cf9b17
  3. #17cf9b
  4. #174bcf

Square

  1. #cf174b
  2. #a7cf17
  3. #17cf9b
  4. #3f17cf

Monochromatic

  1. #450819
  2. #8a0f32
  3. #cf174b
  4. #eb4876
  5. #f28da9

Shades

#cf174b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf174b
  2. #ba1544
  3. #a6123c
  4. #911035
  5. #7c0e2d
  6. #680c26
  7. #53091e
  8. #3e0717
  9. #29050f
  10. #150208
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf174b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf174b
  2. #d42e5d
  3. #d9456f
  4. #dd5d81
  5. #e27493
  6. #e78ba5
  7. #eca2b7
  8. #f1b9c9
  9. #f5d1db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf174b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf174b
  2. #c72250
  3. #bf2c56
  4. #b7375b
  5. #af4160
  6. #a84c66
  7. #a0566b
  8. #986170
  9. #906b75
  10. #88767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d545f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #54524b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817746 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e30031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96424b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db003d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf174b {
  color: #cf174b;
}
Background
.bg-cf174b {
  background-color: #cf174b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf174b {
  border: 2px solid #cf174b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf174b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 23 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf174b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf174b, #cf3f17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf174b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 23 75 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.81 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.93 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 4.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.24 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.85 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.22 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.23 #30e8b4 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf174b  rgb(207, 23, 75)  hsl(343, 80%, 45%)  Cardinal
#17cf9b  rgb(23, 207, 155)  hsl(163, 80%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#4bcf17  rgb(75, 207, 23)  hsl(103, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#174bcf  rgb(23, 75, 207)  hsl(223, 80%, 45%)  Sapphire