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#D00A3B

#d00a3b ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00a3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 71.63% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 345.15°, 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.05.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #0ad09f

Split complementary

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #0ad03c
  3. #0a9ed0

Analogous

  1. #d00a9e
  2. #d00a3b
  3. #d03c0a

Triadic

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #3bd00a
  3. #0a3bd0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #d09f0a
  3. #0ad09f
  4. #0a3bd0

Square

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #9ed00a
  3. #0ad09f
  4. #3c0ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0312
  2. #870626
  3. #d00a3b
  4. #f53162
  5. #f97a9a

Shades

#d00a3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #bb0935
  3. #a6082f
  4. #920729
  5. #7d0623
  6. #68051e
  7. #530418
  8. #3e0312
  9. #2a020c
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #d5234f
  3. #d93b62
  4. #de5476
  5. #e36c89
  6. #e8859d
  7. #ec9db1
  8. #f1b6c4
  9. #f6ced8
  10. #fae7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a3b
  2. #c81642
  3. #c02249
  4. #b82d50
  5. #b03957
  6. #a8455e
  7. #a05164
  8. #985d6b
  9. #906872
  10. #887479
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d525a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554f3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827635 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50025 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963e3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd002f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00a3b {
  color: #d00a3b;
}
Background
.bg-d00a3b {
  background-color: #d00a3b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a3b {
  border: 2px solid #d00a3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a3b, #d03c0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 59 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.05 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.06 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.11 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.11 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.16 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.64 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.29 #2ff5c4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a3b  rgb(208, 10, 59)  hsl(345, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad09f  rgb(10, 208, 159)  hsl(165, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#3bd00a  rgb(59, 208, 10)  hsl(105, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a3bd0  rgb(10, 59, 208)  hsl(225, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue