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#C63243

#c63243 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c63243 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 19.61% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.75% magenta, 66.16% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 353.11°, with 59.68% saturation and 48.63% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1469

Complementary

  1. #c63243
  2. #32c6b5

Split complementary

  1. #c63243
  2. #32c66b
  3. #328dc6

Analogous

  1. #c6328d
  2. #c63243
  3. #c66b32

Triadic

  1. #c63243
  2. #43c632
  3. #3243c6

Tetradic

  1. #c63243
  2. #c6b532
  3. #32c6b5
  4. #3243c6

Square

  1. #c63243
  2. #8dc632
  3. #32c6b5
  4. #6b32c6

Monochromatic

  1. #4c131a
  2. #89232e
  3. #c63243
  4. #da6b78
  5. #e9a8af

Shades

#c63243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c63243
  2. #b22d3c
  3. #9e2836
  4. #8b232f
  5. #771e28
  6. #631922
  7. #4f141b
  8. #3b0f14
  9. #280a0d
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#c63243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c63243
  2. #cc4756
  3. #d15b69
  4. #d7707b
  5. #dd848e
  6. #e399a1
  7. #e8adb4
  8. #eec2c7
  9. #f4d6d9
  10. #f9ebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c63243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c63243
  2. #bf3a49
  3. #b8424f
  4. #b14955
  5. #aa515b
  6. #a35962
  7. #9c6168
  8. #95696e
  9. #8e7074
  10. #87787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98595d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5743 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82763f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934b43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a26240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2183e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c63243 {
  color: #c63243;
}
Background
.bg-c63243 {
  background-color: #c63243;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c63243 {
  border: 2px solid #c63243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c63243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 50 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c63243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c63243, #c66b32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c63243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 50 67 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.94 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.14 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.36 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.28 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.76 #39cdbc Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c63243  rgb(198, 50, 67)  hsl(353, 60%, 49%)  Cardinal
#32c6b5  rgb(50, 198, 181)  hsl(173, 60%, 49%)  Tiffany Blue
#43c632  rgb(67, 198, 50)  hsl(113, 60%, 49%)  Lime Green
#3243c6  rgb(50, 67, 198)  hsl(233, 60%, 49%)  Persian Blue