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#CD283F

#cd283f ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd283f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 15.69% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 80.49% magenta, 69.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 351.64°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1486

Complementary

  1. #cd283f
  2. #28cdb6

Split complementary

  1. #cd283f
  2. #28cd64
  3. #2891cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2891
  2. #cd283f
  3. #cd6428

Triadic

  1. #cd283f
  2. #3fcd28
  3. #283fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd283f
  2. #cdb628
  3. #28cdb6
  4. #283fcd

Square

  1. #cd283f
  2. #91cd28
  3. #28cdb6
  4. #6428cd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0f18
  2. #8d1c2b
  3. #cd283f
  4. #e06173
  5. #eda1ac

Shades

#cd283f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd283f
  2. #b92439
  3. #a42032
  4. #901c2c
  5. #7b1826
  6. #671420
  7. #521019
  8. #3e0c13
  9. #29080d
  10. #150406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd283f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd283f
  2. #d23e52
  3. #d75365
  4. #dc6979
  5. #e17e8c
  6. #e6949f
  7. #eba9b2
  8. #f0bfc5
  9. #f5d4d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd283f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd283f
  2. #c53146
  3. #be3a4c
  4. #b64253
  5. #ae4b59
  6. #a75460
  7. #9f5d66
  8. #97666d
  9. #8f6e73
  10. #88777a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c585d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b553e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84783a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97473f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6623c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0038 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd283f {
  color: #cd283f;
}
Background
.bg-cd283f {
  background-color: #cd283f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd283f {
  border: 2px solid #cd283f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd283f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 40 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd283f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd283f, #cd6428);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd283f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 40 63 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.56 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.59 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.85 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.87 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.50 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.87 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.95 #32d7c0 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cd283f  rgb(205, 40, 63)  hsl(352, 67%, 48%)  Cardinal
#28cdb6  rgb(40, 205, 182)  hsl(172, 67%, 48%)  Turquoise
#3fcd28  rgb(63, 205, 40)  hsl(112, 67%, 48%)  Lime Green
#283fcd  rgb(40, 63, 205)  hsl(232, 67%, 48%)  Persian Blue