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#D00A31

#d00a31 ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00a31 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 3.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 76.44% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 348.18°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #d00a31
  2. #0ad0a9

Split complementary

  1. #d00a31
  2. #0ad046
  3. #0a94d0

Analogous

  1. #d00a94
  2. #d00a31
  3. #d0460a

Triadic

  1. #d00a31
  2. #31d00a
  3. #0a31d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a31
  2. #d0a90a
  3. #0ad0a9
  4. #0a31d0

Square

  1. #d00a31
  2. #94d00a
  3. #0ad0a9
  4. #460ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e030f
  2. #870620
  3. #d00a31
  4. #f53158
  5. #f97a93

Shades

#d00a31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a31
  2. #bb092c
  3. #a60827
  4. #920722
  5. #7d061d
  6. #680519
  7. #530414
  8. #3e030f
  9. #2a020a
  10. #150105
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a31
  2. #d52346
  3. #d93b5a
  4. #de546f
  5. #e36c83
  6. #e88598
  7. #ec9dad
  8. #f1b6c1
  9. #f6ced6
  10. #fae7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a31
  2. #c81639
  3. #c02241
  4. #b82d49
  5. #b03951
  6. #a84559
  7. #a05160
  8. #985d68
  9. #906870
  10. #887478
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564f30 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50020 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #973e30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd0028 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00a31 {
  color: #d00a31;
}
Background
.bg-d00a31 {
  background-color: #d00a31;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a31 {
  border: 2px solid #d00a31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a31, #d0460a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 49 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.18 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.30 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.45 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.08 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.52 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.98 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.49 #2ff5ce Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a31  rgb(208, 10, 49)  hsl(348, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad0a9  rgb(10, 208, 169)  hsl(168, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#31d00a  rgb(49, 208, 10)  hsl(108, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a31d0  rgb(10, 49, 208)  hsl(228, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue