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#C00A2E

#c00a2e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a2e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 76.04% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 348.13°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% 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 6.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1162

Complementary

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #0ac09c

Split complementary

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #0ac041
  3. #0a89c0

Analogous

  1. #c00a89
  2. #c00a2e
  3. #c0410a

Triadic

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #2ec00a
  3. #0a2ec0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #c09c0a
  3. #0ac09c
  4. #0a2ec0

Square

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #89c00a
  3. #0ac09c
  4. #410ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f020b
  2. #77061d
  3. #c00a2e
  4. #f4234c
  5. #f76c87

Shades

#c00a2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #ad0929
  3. #9a0825
  4. #860720
  5. #73061c
  6. #600517
  7. #4d0412
  8. #3a030e
  9. #260209
  10. #130105
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #c62343
  3. #cd3b58
  4. #d3546d
  5. #d96c82
  6. #e08597
  7. #e69dab
  8. #ecb6c0
  9. #f2ced5
  10. #f9e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a2e
  2. #ba1636
  3. #b3223e
  4. #ad2d47
  5. #a6394f
  6. #a04557
  7. #9a515f
  8. #935d67
  9. #8d6870
  10. #867478
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b50 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f482d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #796c27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b392e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a552a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc0025 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a2e {
  color: #c00a2e;
}
Background
.bg-c00a2e {
  background-color: #c00a2e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a2e {
  border: 2px solid #c00a2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a2e, #c0410a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 46 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.75 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.85 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.29 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.29 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.32 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.91 #3ff5d1 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c00a2e  rgb(192, 10, 46)  hsl(348, 90%, 40%)  Cardinal
#0ac09c  rgb(10, 192, 156)  hsl(168, 90%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#2ec00a  rgb(46, 192, 10)  hsl(108, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a2ec0  rgb(10, 46, 192)  hsl(228, 90%, 40%)  Persian Blue