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#CF183F

#cf183f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf183f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 9.41% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.41% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 347.21°, with 79.22% saturation and 45.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.1428

Complementary

  1. #cf183f
  2. #18cfa8

Split complementary

  1. #cf183f
  2. #18cf4c
  3. #189acf

Analogous

  1. #cf189a
  2. #cf183f
  3. #cf4c18

Triadic

  1. #cf183f
  2. #3fcf18
  3. #183fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf183f
  2. #cfa818
  3. #18cfa8
  4. #183fcf

Square

  1. #cf183f
  2. #9acf18
  3. #18cfa8
  4. #4c18cf

Monochromatic

  1. #460815
  2. #8a102a
  3. #cf183f
  4. #ea4a6c
  5. #f28ea3

Shades

#cf183f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf183f
  2. #ba1639
  3. #a61332
  4. #91112c
  5. #7c0e26
  6. #680c20
  7. #530a19
  8. #3e0713
  9. #29050d
  10. #150206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf183f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf183f
  2. #d42f52
  3. #d94665
  4. #dd5d79
  5. #e2748c
  6. #e78c9f
  7. #eca3b2
  8. #f1bac5
  9. #f5d1d9
  10. #fae8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf183f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf183f
  2. #c72246
  3. #bf2d4c
  4. #b73753
  5. #af4259
  6. #a84c60
  7. #a05666
  8. #98616d
  9. #906b73
  10. #88767a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d545b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57523f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837739 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4002b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96423f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75f3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf183f {
  color: #cf183f;
}
Background
.bg-cf183f {
  background-color: #cf183f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf183f {
  border: 2px solid #cf183f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf183f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 24 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf183f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf183f, #cf4c18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf183f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 24 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.22 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.11 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.32 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.32 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.59 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.61 #30e7c0 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cf183f  rgb(207, 24, 63)  hsl(347, 79%, 45%)  Cardinal
#18cfa8  rgb(24, 207, 168)  hsl(167, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#3fcf18  rgb(63, 207, 24)  hsl(107, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green
#183fcf  rgb(24, 63, 207)  hsl(227, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue