ColorTool
Log in
#D00A40

#d00a40 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#d00a40 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 3.92% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 69.23% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 343.64°, with 90.83% saturation and 42.75% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 2.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc0033
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.14

Complementary

  1. #d00a40
  2. #0ad09a

Split complementary

  1. #d00a40
  2. #0ad037
  3. #0aa3d0

Analogous

  1. #d00aa3
  2. #d00a40
  3. #d0370a

Triadic

  1. #d00a40
  2. #40d00a
  3. #0a40d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a40
  2. #d09a0a
  3. #0ad09a
  4. #0a40d0

Square

  1. #d00a40
  2. #a3d00a
  3. #0ad09a
  4. #370ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0313
  2. #87062a
  3. #d00a40
  4. #f53167
  5. #f97a9d

Shades

#d00a40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a40
  2. #bb093a
  3. #a60833
  4. #92072d
  5. #7d0626
  6. #680520
  7. #53041a
  8. #3e0313
  9. #2a020d
  10. #150106
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a40
  2. #d52353
  3. #d93b66
  4. #de5479
  5. #e36c8c
  6. #e885a0
  7. #ec9db3
  8. #f1b6c6
  9. #f6ced9
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a40
  2. #c81646
  3. #c0224d
  4. #b82d53
  5. #b0395a
  6. #a84560
  7. #a05166
  8. #985d6d
  9. #906873
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d525b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545040 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82763a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f40 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-d00a40 {
  color: #d00a40;
}
Background
.bg-d00a40 {
  background-color: #d00a40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a40 {
  border: 2px solid #d00a40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a40, #d0370a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 64 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 2.64 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.82 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.63 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.32 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.49 #2ff5bf Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a40  rgb(208, 10, 64)  hsl(344, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad09a  rgb(10, 208, 154)  hsl(164, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#40d00a  rgb(64, 208, 10)  hsl(104, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a40d0  rgb(10, 64, 208)  hsl(224, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue