RED

Cardinal

#C41E3A

Conversions

HEX#C41E3A

RGBrgb(196, 30, 58)

HSLhsl(350, 73%, 44%)

HSVhsv(350, 85%, 77%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 70%, 23%)

Copy CSS

color: #c41e3a;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(196, 30, 58);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(350, 73%, 44%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 5.84 : 1

On ink blackFail · 3.28 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Cardinal

Cardinal is the hex color #C41E3A, which translates to rgb(196, 30, 58) in RGB and hsl(350, 73%, 44%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 350 degrees, with a saturation of 73 percent and a lightness of 44 percent. That combination gives Cardinal a saturated mid tone: strong enough for buttons and links, still calm enough for larger areas.

How Cardinal compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is crimson (#DC143C), a CIE76 distance of 10.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is rose-700 (#C70036), at a distance of 5.0. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Rich Carmine at 9.3. Sorted by lightness, Cardinal is number 10 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Cardinal

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Cardinal, led by White at 5.84:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Cardinal already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Cardinal. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	5.84:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	3.28:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	4.72:1	Pass	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Cardinal

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Cardinal for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Cardinal

Format	Value
HEX	#C41E3A
RGB	rgb(196, 30, 58)
HSL	hsl(350, 73%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(350, 85%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85%, 70%, 23%)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.1969 19.54)
CIELAB	lab(42.72 62.89 28.49)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.