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#CA052D

#ca052d ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca052d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.96% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 77.72% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 347.82°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1285

Complementary

  1. #ca052d
  2. #05caa2

Split complementary

  1. #ca052d
  2. #05ca40
  3. #058fca

Analogous

  1. #ca058f
  2. #ca052d
  3. #ca4005

Triadic

  1. #ca052d
  2. #2dca05
  3. #052dca

Tetradic

  1. #ca052d
  2. #caa205
  3. #05caa2
  4. #052dca

Square

  1. #ca052d
  2. #8fca05
  3. #05caa2
  4. #4005ca

Monochromatic

  1. #35010c
  2. #7f031c
  3. #ca052d
  4. #fa224e
  5. #fb6d8a

Shades

#ca052d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca052d
  2. #b60529
  3. #a20424
  4. #8d0420
  5. #79031b
  6. #650317
  7. #510212
  8. #3d020e
  9. #280109
  10. #140105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca052d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca052d
  2. #cf1e42
  3. #d53757
  4. #da506c
  5. #df6981
  6. #e58296
  7. #ea9bab
  8. #efb4c0
  9. #f4cdd5
  10. #fae6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca052d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca052d
  2. #c31135
  3. #bb1e3e
  4. #b42a46
  5. #ac364e
  6. #a54357
  7. #9e4f5f
  8. #965b67
  9. #8f676f
  10. #877478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #984f54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #534c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f7225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923b2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca052d {
  color: #ca052d;
}
Background
.bg-ca052d {
  background-color: #ca052d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca052d {
  border: 2px solid #ca052d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca052d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 5 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca052d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca052d, #ca4005);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca052d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 5 45 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.53 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.27 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.59 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.72 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.33 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.81 #35fad2 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#ca052d  rgb(202, 5, 45)  hsl(348, 95%, 41%)  Cardinal
#05caa2  rgb(5, 202, 162)  hsl(168, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#2dca05  rgb(45, 202, 5)  hsl(108, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#052dca  rgb(5, 45, 202)  hsl(228, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue