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#C8283F

#c8283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 68.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 351.38°, with 66.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1416

Complementary

  1. #c8283f
  2. #28c8b1

Split complementary

  1. #c8283f
  2. #28c861
  3. #288fc8

Analogous

  1. #c8288f
  2. #c8283f
  3. #c86128

Triadic

  1. #c8283f
  2. #3fc828
  3. #283fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8283f
  2. #c8b128
  3. #28c8b1
  4. #283fc8

Square

  1. #c8283f
  2. #8fc828
  3. #28c8b1
  4. #6128c8

Monochromatic

  1. #490e17
  2. #881b2b
  3. #c8283f
  4. #df5e70
  5. #ec9ea9

Shades

#c8283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8283f
  2. #b42439
  3. #a02032
  4. #8c1c2c
  5. #781826
  6. #641420
  7. #501019
  8. #3c0c13
  9. #28080d
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8283f
  2. #ce3e52
  3. #d35365
  4. #d96979
  5. #de7e8c
  6. #e4949f
  7. #e9a9b2
  8. #efbfc5
  9. #f4d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8283f
  2. #c13146
  3. #ba3a4c
  4. #b24253
  5. #ab4b59
  6. #a45460
  7. #9d5d66
  8. #96666d
  9. #8e6e73
  10. #87777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98565b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #59543f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81753a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #93463f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25f3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8283f {
  color: #c8283f;
}
Background
.bg-c8283f {
  background-color: #c8283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8283f {
  border: 2px solid #c8283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 351 67% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8283f, #c86128);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.65 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.60 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.07 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.42 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.93 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.66 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.30 #37d7c0 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#c8283f  rgb(200, 40, 63)  hsl(351, 67%, 47%)  Cardinal
#28c8b1  rgb(40, 200, 177)  hsl(171, 67%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3fc828  rgb(63, 200, 40)  hsl(111, 67%, 47%)  Lime Green
#283fc8  rgb(40, 63, 200)  hsl(231, 67%, 47%)  Persian Blue