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#CB283F

#cb283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.3% magenta, 68.97% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 351.53°, with 67.08% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1457

Complementary

  1. #cb283f
  2. #28cbb4

Split complementary

  1. #cb283f
  2. #28cb62
  3. #2891cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2891
  2. #cb283f
  3. #cb6228

Triadic

  1. #cb283f
  2. #3fcb28
  3. #283fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb283f
  2. #cbb428
  3. #28cbb4
  4. #283fcb

Square

  1. #cb283f
  2. #91cb28
  3. #28cbb4
  4. #6228cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0f17
  2. #8b1b2b
  3. #cb283f
  4. #e06072
  5. #eca0ab

Shades

#cb283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb283f
  2. #b72439
  3. #a22032
  4. #8e1c2c
  5. #7a1826
  6. #661420
  7. #511019
  8. #3d0c13
  9. #29080d
  10. #140406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb283f
  2. #d03e52
  3. #d55365
  4. #db6979
  5. #e07e8c
  6. #e5949f
  7. #eaa9b2
  8. #efbfc5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb283f
  2. #c43146
  3. #bc3a4c
  4. #b54253
  5. #ad4b59
  6. #a65460
  7. #9e5d66
  8. #97666d
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b575c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a553f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83773a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95473f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5613c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb283f {
  color: #cb283f;
}
Background
.bg-cb283f {
  background-color: #cb283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb283f {
  border: 2px solid #cb283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb283f, #cb6228);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.17 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.99 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.93 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.05 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.65 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.18 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.07 #34d7c0 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb283f  rgb(203, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#28cbb4  rgb(40, 203, 180)  hsl(172, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fcb28  rgb(63, 203, 40)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#283fcb  rgb(40, 63, 203)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue