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#D00A42

#d00a42 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00a42 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 68.27% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 343.03°, 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.1402

Complementary

  1. #d00a42
  2. #0ad098

Split complementary

  1. #d00a42
  2. #0ad035
  3. #0aa5d0

Analogous

  1. #d00aa5
  2. #d00a42
  3. #d0350a

Triadic

  1. #d00a42
  2. #42d00a
  3. #0a42d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a42
  2. #d0980a
  3. #0ad098
  4. #0a42d0

Square

  1. #d00a42
  2. #a5d00a
  3. #0ad098
  4. #350ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0314
  2. #87062b
  3. #d00a42
  4. #f53169
  5. #f97a9e

Shades

#d00a42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a42
  2. #bb093b
  3. #a60835
  4. #92072e
  5. #7d0628
  6. #680521
  7. #53041a
  8. #3e0314
  9. #2a020d
  10. #150107
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a42
  2. #d52355
  3. #d93b68
  4. #de547b
  5. #e36c8e
  6. #e885a1
  7. #ec9db3
  8. #f1b6c6
  9. #f6ced9
  10. #fae7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a42
  2. #c81648
  3. #c0224e
  4. #b82d55
  5. #b0395b
  6. #a84561
  7. #a05167
  8. #985d6d
  9. #906874
  10. #88747a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d525c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #545042 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82763c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e50028 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f42 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd0034 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00a42 {
  color: #d00a42;
}
Background
.bg-d00a42 {
  background-color: #d00a42;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a42 {
  border: 2px solid #d00a42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a42, #d0350a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 66 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.03 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.21 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.49 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.27 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.63 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.12 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.82 #2ff5bd Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a42  rgb(208, 10, 66)  hsl(343, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad098  rgb(10, 208, 152)  hsl(163, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#42d00a  rgb(66, 208, 10)  hsl(103, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a42d0  rgb(10, 66, 208)  hsl(223, 91%, 43%)  Persian Blue