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#D00536

#d00536 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00536 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 1.96% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.6% magenta, 74.04% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 345.52°, with 95.31% saturation and 41.76% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.1378

Complementary

  1. #d00536
  2. #05d09f

Split complementary

  1. #d00536
  2. #05d03a
  3. #059bd0

Analogous

  1. #d0059b
  2. #d00536
  3. #d03a05

Triadic

  1. #d00536
  2. #36d005
  3. #0536d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00536
  2. #d09f05
  3. #05d09f
  4. #0536d0

Square

  1. #d00536
  2. #9bd005
  3. #05d09f
  4. #3a05d0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b010f
  2. #850323
  3. #d00536
  4. #fa285a
  5. #fc7293

Shades

#d00536 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00536
  2. #bb0531
  3. #a6042b
  4. #920426
  5. #7d0320
  6. #68031b
  7. #530216
  8. #3e0210
  9. #2a010b
  10. #150105
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00536 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00536
  2. #d51e4a
  3. #d9375e
  4. #de5072
  5. #e36986
  6. #e8829b
  7. #ec9baf
  8. #f1b4c3
  9. #f6cdd7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00536 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00536
  2. #c8113d
  3. #c01e45
  4. #b82a4c
  5. #b03654
  6. #a8435b
  7. #a04f62
  8. #985b6a
  9. #906771
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 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 #a75d32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00536 {
  color: #d00536;
}
Background
.bg-d00536 {
  background-color: #d00536;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00536 {
  border: 2px solid #d00536;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00536;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 5 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00536 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00536, #d03a05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00536 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 5 54 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.22 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.95 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.24 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.06 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.97 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.27 #2ffac9 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00536  rgb(208, 5, 54)  hsl(346, 95%, 42%)  Cardinal
#05d09f  rgb(5, 208, 159)  hsl(166, 95%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#36d005  rgb(54, 208, 5)  hsl(106, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0536d0  rgb(5, 54, 208)  hsl(226, 95%, 42%)  Persian Blue