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#D00A37

#d00a37 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00a37 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 73.56% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 346.36°, 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.18.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.139

Complementary

  1. #d00a37
  2. #0ad0a3

Split complementary

  1. #d00a37
  2. #0ad040
  3. #0a9ad0

Analogous

  1. #d00a9a
  2. #d00a37
  3. #d0400a

Triadic

  1. #d00a37
  2. #37d00a
  3. #0a37d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a37
  2. #d0a30a
  3. #0ad0a3
  4. #0a37d0

Square

  1. #d00a37
  2. #9ad00a
  3. #0ad0a3
  4. #400ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0310
  2. #870624
  3. #d00a37
  4. #f5315e
  5. #f97a97

Shades

#d00a37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a37
  2. #bb0932
  3. #a6082c
  4. #920727
  5. #7d0621
  6. #68051c
  7. #530416
  8. #3e0311
  9. #2a020b
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a37
  2. #d5234b
  3. #d93b5f
  4. #de5473
  5. #e36c87
  6. #e8859b
  7. #ec9daf
  8. #f1b6c3
  9. #f6ced7
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a37
  2. #c8163e
  3. #c02246
  4. #b82d4d
  5. #b03954
  6. #a8455c
  7. #a05163
  8. #985d6a
  9. #906871
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 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 #554f37 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837630 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963e37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd002c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00a37 {
  color: #d00a37;
}
Background
.bg-d00a37 {
  background-color: #d00a37;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a37 {
  border: 2px solid #d00a37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a37, #d0400a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 55 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.85 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.02 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.22 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.75 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.08 #2ff5c8 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a37  rgb(208, 10, 55)  hsl(346, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad0a3  rgb(10, 208, 163)  hsl(166, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#37d00a  rgb(55, 208, 10)  hsl(106, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a37d0  rgb(10, 55, 208)  hsl(226, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue