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#D00A49

#d00a49 ≈ Cardinal

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d00a49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.19% magenta, 64.9% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 340.91°, 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 4.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.1411

Complementary

  1. #d00a49
  2. #0ad091

Split complementary

  1. #d00a49
  2. #0ad02e
  3. #0aacd0

Analogous

  1. #d00aac
  2. #d00a49
  3. #d02e0a

Triadic

  1. #d00a49
  2. #49d00a
  3. #0a49d0

Tetradic

  1. #d00a49
  2. #d0910a
  3. #0ad091
  4. #0a49d0

Square

  1. #d00a49
  2. #acd00a
  3. #0ad091
  4. #2e0ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0316
  2. #87062f
  3. #d00a49
  4. #f53170
  5. #f97aa3

Shades

#d00a49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d00a49
  2. #bb0942
  3. #a6083a
  4. #920733
  5. #7d062c
  6. #680525
  7. #53041d
  8. #3e0316
  9. #2a020f
  10. #150107
  11. #000000

Tints

#d00a49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d00a49
  2. #d5235b
  3. #d93b6d
  4. #de5480
  5. #e36c92
  6. #e885a4
  7. #ec9db6
  8. #f1b6c8
  9. #f6cedb
  10. #fae7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d00a49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d00a49
  2. #c8164f
  3. #c02254
  4. #b82d5a
  5. #b0395f
  6. #a84565
  7. #a0516a
  8. #985d70
  9. #906875
  10. #88747b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d535e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535049 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817644 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5002c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65d46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dd003a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d00a49 {
  color: #d00a49;
}
Background
.bg-d00a49 {
  background-color: #d00a49;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-d00a49 {
  border: 2px solid #d00a49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d00a49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 10 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d00a49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d00a49, #d02e0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d00a49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 10 73 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.68 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.22 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.45 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.52 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.83 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.50 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.66 #2ff5b6 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#d00a49  rgb(208, 10, 73)  hsl(341, 91%, 43%)  Cardinal
#0ad091  rgb(10, 208, 145)  hsl(161, 91%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#49d00a  rgb(73, 208, 10)  hsl(101, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#0a49d0  rgb(10, 73, 208)  hsl(221, 91%, 43%)  Sapphire