Cardinal Tetradic Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the tetradic rule around Cardinal (#C41E3A), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#C41E3A

#88CC11

#1CD3A2

#5511CC

#E76178

Color names and codes

Name	HEX	RGB	HSL	CMYK
Cardinal	`#C41E3A`	196, 30, 58	350°, 73%, 44%	0, 85, 70, 23
Growing Nature	`#88CC11`	136, 204, 17	82°, 85%, 43%	33, 0, 92, 20
Wild Caribbean Green	`#1CD3A2`	28, 211, 162	164°, 77%, 47%	87, 0, 23, 17
Sea Serpent’s Tears	`#5511CC`	85, 17, 204	262°, 85%, 43%	58, 92, 0, 20
Cherry Static	`#E76178`	231, 97, 120	350°, 74%, 64%	0, 58, 48, 9

Which pairs work for text

Text on background	Contrast	WCAG
Aa #1CD3A2 on #5511CC	4.66:1	AA
Aa #88CC11 on #5511CC	4.57:1	AA
Aa #C41E3A on #1CD3A2	3.03:1	AA large
Aa #C41E3A on #88CC11	2.98:1	—
Aa #5511CC on #E76178	2.73:1	—
Aa #C41E3A on #E76178	1.77:1	—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #c41e3a; /* Cardinal */
  --color-2: #88cc11; /* Growing Nature */
  --color-3: #1cd3a2; /* Wild Caribbean Green */
  --color-4: #5511cc; /* Sea Serpent’s Tears */
  --color-5: #e76178; /* Cherry Static */
}

Other schemes from Cardinal

More Medium Red tetradic palettes

Questions

What colors go with Cardinal?

In a tetradic scheme: Growing Nature (#88CC11), Wild Caribbean Green (#1CD3A2), Sea Serpent’s Tears (#5511CC), Cherry Static (#E76178).

What is the hex code of Cardinal?

#C41E3A.