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#D00436

#d00436 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00436 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 1.57% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 98.08% magenta, 74.04% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 345.29°, with 96.23% saturation and 41.57% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.21.

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Relative luminance0.1376

Complementary

  1. #d00436
  2. #04d09e

Split complementary

  1. #d00436
  2. #04d038
  3. #049cd0

Analogous

  1. #d0049c
  2. #d00436
  3. #d03804

Triadic

  1. #d00436
  2. #36d004
  3. #0436d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00436
  2. #d09e04
  3. #04d09e
  4. #0436d0

Square

  1. #d00436
  2. #9cd004
  3. #04d09e
  4. #3804d0

Monochromatic

  1. #3a010f
  2. #850323
  3. #d00436
  4. #fb265a
  5. #fc7193

Shades

#d00436 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00436
  2. #bb0431
  3. #a6032b
  4. #920326
  5. #7d0220
  6. #68021b
  7. #530216
  8. #3e0110
  9. #2a010b
  10. #150005
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00436 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00436
  2. #d51d4a
  3. #d9365e
  4. #de4f72
  5. #e36886
  6. #e8829b
  7. #ec9baf
  8. #f1b4c3
  9. #f6cdd7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00436 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00436
  2. #c8103d
  3. #c01d45
  4. #b8294c
  5. #b03654
  6. #a8425b
  7. #a04e62
  8. #985b6a
  9. #906771
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5158 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554e36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82752f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50021 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963d36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75c32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00436 {
  color: #d00436;
}
Background
.bg-d00436 {
  background-color: #d00436;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00436 {
  border: 2px solid #d00436;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00436;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 4 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 96% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00436 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00436, #d03804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00436 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 4 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.21 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.02 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.99 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.29 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.29 #2ffbc9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00436  rgb(208, 4, 54)  hsl(345, 96%, 42%)  Cardinal
#04d09e  rgb(4, 208, 158)  hsl(165, 96%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#36d004  rgb(54, 208, 4)  hsl(105, 96%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0436d0  rgb(4, 54, 208)  hsl(225, 96%, 42%)  Persian Blue