Cardinal

Cardinal is a vivid red, which may get its name from the cassocks worn by Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is scarlet). The cardinal bird also takes its name from the cardinal bishops. The first recorded use of cardinal as a color name in English was in the year 1698.

Hex triplet:#C41E3A

sRGBB (r, g, b):(196, 30, 58)

HSV (h, s, v):(350, 85%, 77%)

CIELChuv (L, C, h):(42.7%, 69.1, 24.4)

HSL (h, s, l):(350, 73%, 44%)

LAB (l, a, b):(43, 63, 28)

Ansi256:167

ISCC–NBS descriptor: Vivid redPublished by:

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Reference: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_(color)Source: Maerz and Paul, Dictionary of Color, 1st ed.

cardinal shades of red