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#D00A35

#d00a35 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00a35 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 3.92% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 74.52% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 346.97°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #d00a35
  2. #0ad0a5

Split complementary

  1. #d00a35
  2. #0ad042
  3. #0a98d0

Analogous

  1. #d00a98
  2. #d00a35
  3. #d0420a

Triadic

  1. #d00a35
  2. #35d00a
  3. #0a35d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a35
  2. #d0a50a
  3. #0ad0a5
  4. #0a35d0

Square

  1. #d00a35
  2. #98d00a
  3. #0ad0a5
  4. #420ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0310
  2. #870622
  3. #d00a35
  4. #f5315c
  5. #f97a96

Shades

#d00a35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a35
  2. #bb0930
  3. #a6082a
  4. #920725
  5. #7d0620
  6. #68051b
  7. #530415
  8. #3e0310
  9. #2a020b
  10. #150105
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a35
  2. #d52349
  3. #d93b5d
  4. #de5472
  5. #e36c86
  6. #e8859a
  7. #ec9dae
  8. #f1b6c2
  9. #f6ced7
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a35
  2. #c8163d
  3. #c02244
  4. #b82d4c
  5. #b03953
  6. #a8455b
  7. #a05162
  8. #985d6a
  9. #906871
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5258 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564f34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83762e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #973e35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd002b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00a35 {
  color: #d00a35;
}
Background
.bg-d00a35 {
  background-color: #d00a35;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a35 {
  border: 2px solid #d00a35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a35, #d0420a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 53 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.44 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.91 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.48 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.80 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.61 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.87 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 7.09 #2ff5ca Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a35  rgb(208, 10, 53)  hsl(347, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad0a5  rgb(10, 208, 165)  hsl(167, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#35d00a  rgb(53, 208, 10)  hsl(107, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a35d0  rgb(10, 53, 208)  hsl(227, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue