Cardinal Split-complementary Color Scheme
Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Cardinal (#C41E3A), each snapped to its nearest named color.
#C41E3A
#11CC55
#188BC2
#84172C
#4CFF7B
Color names and codes
| Name | HEX | RGB | HSL | CMYK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal | #C41E3A | 196, 30, 58 | 350°, 73%, 44% | 0, 85, 70, 23 | |
| Battletoad | #11CC55 | 17, 204, 85 | 142°, 85%, 43% | 92, 0, 58, 20 | |
| Cyan Cornflower Blue | #188BC2 | 24, 139, 194 | 199°, 78%, 43% | 88, 28, 0, 24 | |
| Sweet Cherry Red | #84172C | 132, 23, 44 | 348°, 70%, 30% | 0, 83, 67, 48 | |
| Experimintal Green | #4CFF7B | 76, 255, 123 | 136°, 100%, 65% | 70, 0, 52, 0 |
Which pairs work for text
| Text on background | Contrast | WCAG |
|---|---|---|
| Aa #84172C on #4CFF7B | 7.43:1 | AAA |
| Aa #11CC55 on #84172C | 4.58:1 | AA |
| Aa #C41E3A on #4CFF7B | 4.42:1 | AA large |
| Aa #188BC2 on #4CFF7B | 2.88:1 | — |
| Aa #C41E3A on #11CC55 | 2.72:1 | — |
| Aa #188BC2 on #84172C | 2.58:1 | — |
CSS variables
:root {
--color-1: #c41e3a; /* Cardinal */
--color-2: #11cc55; /* Battletoad */
--color-3: #188bc2; /* Cyan Cornflower Blue */
--color-4: #84172c; /* Sweet Cherry Red */
--color-5: #4cff7b; /* Experimintal Green */
}Other schemes from Cardinal
- Cardinal Complementary Color Scheme#C41E3A#E9546B#1CD3A2#17806D#6FE7DB
- Cardinal Analogous Color Scheme#A104C3#C11C84#C41E3A#C3571D#CAB012
- Cardinal Triadic Color Scheme#C41E3A#2BC51B#0033CC#E76178#328E13
- Cardinal Tetradic Color Scheme#C41E3A#88CC11#1CD3A2#5511CC#E76178
- Cardinal Monochromatic Color Scheme#3C1414#84172C#C41E3A#E24666#EF8E9F
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- Amaretto Split-complementary Color Scheme#AB6F60#65A98F#6274AB#784D40#93C5B6
- Amore Split-complementary Color Scheme#AE2F48#36B14E#2E85B1#771C2B#50C87C
- Anarchist Split-complementary Color Scheme#DB304A#3CD070#2FA1DA#A01C2D#7BE892
- Angry Tomato Split-complementary Color Scheme#D82029#24DD7E#248BCC#97171E#58F898
- Annatto Split-complementary Color Scheme#8C5341#408E7C#45538D#5B342E#6AB5A4
- Apple Cherry Split-complementary Color Scheme#F81404#00FA92#0070FF#AE0C00#55FFAA
- Arcade Fire Split-complementary Color Scheme#EE3311#0EE8A3#1D5DEC#AB250B#55FFAA
- Assassin’s Red Split-complementary Color Scheme#F60206#0BF77D#0080FF#AB0102#58F898
- Autumn Fire Split-complementary Color Scheme#C44E4F#54C589#5488C0#94312F#88DDAA
- Bacon Strips Split-complementary Color Scheme#DF3F32#2DD78D#307DD3#AA251B#77EEBB
Questions
What colors go with Cardinal?
In a split-complementary scheme: Battletoad (#11CC55), Cyan Cornflower Blue (#188BC2), Sweet Cherry Red (#84172C), Experimintal Green (#4CFF7B).
What is the hex code of Cardinal?
#C41E3A.