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#D00537

#d00537 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00537 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.6% magenta, 73.56% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 345.22°, 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 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1379

Complementary

  1. #d00537
  2. #05d09e

Split complementary

  1. #d00537
  2. #05d038
  3. #059cd0

Analogous

  1. #d0059c
  2. #d00537
  3. #d03805

Triadic

  1. #d00537
  2. #37d005
  3. #0537d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00537
  2. #d09e05
  3. #05d09e
  4. #0537d0

Square

  1. #d00537
  2. #9cd005
  3. #05d09e
  4. #3805d0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b010f
  2. #850323
  3. #d00537
  4. #fa285b
  5. #fc7294

Shades

#d00537 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00537
  2. #bb0532
  3. #a6042c
  4. #920427
  5. #7d0321
  6. #68031c
  7. #530216
  8. #3e0211
  9. #2a010b
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00537 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00537
  2. #d51e4b
  3. #d9375f
  4. #de5073
  5. #e36987
  6. #e8829b
  7. #ec9baf
  8. #f1b4c3
  9. #f6cdd7
  10. #fae6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00537 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00537
  2. #c8113e
  3. #c01e46
  4. #b82a4d
  5. #b03654
  6. #a8435c
  7. #a04f63
  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 #9d5258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554f37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963d37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00537 {
  color: #d00537;
}
Background
.bg-d00537 {
  background-color: #d00537;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00537 {
  border: 2px solid #d00537;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00537;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 5 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 95% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00537 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00537, #d03805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00537 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 5 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.12 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.99 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.22 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.45 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.34 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.82 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.15 #2ffac8 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00537  rgb(208, 5, 55)  hsl(345, 95%, 42%)  Cardinal
#05d09e  rgb(5, 208, 158)  hsl(165, 95%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#37d005  rgb(55, 208, 5)  hsl(105, 95%, 42%)  Lime Green
#0537d0  rgb(5, 55, 208)  hsl(225, 95%, 42%)  Persian Blue