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#C00A20

#c00a20 ≈ Firebrick

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c00a20 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 3.92% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.79% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 352.75°, with 90.1% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Firebrick (#b22222), ΔE 2.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1153

Complementary

  1. #c00a20
  2. #0ac0aa

Split complementary

  1. #c00a20
  2. #0ac04f
  3. #0a7bc0

Analogous

  1. #c00a7b
  2. #c00a20
  3. #c04f0a

Triadic

  1. #c00a20
  2. #20c00a
  3. #0a20c0

Tetradic

  1. #c00a20
  2. #c0aa0a
  3. #0ac0aa
  4. #0a20c0

Square

  1. #c00a20
  2. #7bc00a
  3. #0ac0aa
  4. #4f0ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #2f0208
  2. #770614
  3. #c00a20
  4. #f4233c
  5. #f76c7d

Shades

#c00a20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c00a20
  2. #ad091d
  3. #9a081a
  4. #860716
  5. #730613
  6. #600510
  7. #4d040d
  8. #3a030a
  9. #260206
  10. #130103
  11. #000000

Tints

#c00a20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c00a20
  2. #c62336
  3. #cd3b4d
  4. #d35463
  5. #d96c79
  6. #e08590
  7. #e69da6
  8. #ecb6bc
  9. #f2ced2
  10. #f9e7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c00a20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c00a20
  2. #ba162a
  3. #b32233
  4. #ad2d3d
  5. #a63946
  6. #a04550
  7. #9a515a
  8. #935d63
  9. #8d686d
  10. #867476
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5f5f5f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #904b4d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50481e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a6c16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d40018 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b381f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b551a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c00a20 {
  color: #c00a20;
}
Background
.bg-c00a20 {
  background-color: #c00a20;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c00a20 {
  border: 2px solid #c00a20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c00a20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 10 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c00a20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c00a20, #c04f0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c00a20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 10 32 / 0.35);
}

#b22222 Firebrick ΔE 2.55 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.79 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.26 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.41 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.86 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.15 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.15 #3ff5df Inverted #5f5f5f Grayscale 

Firebrick
#c00a20  rgb(192, 10, 32)  hsl(353, 90%, 40%)  Firebrick
#0ac0aa  rgb(10, 192, 170)  hsl(173, 90%, 40%)  Light Sea Green
#20c00a  rgb(32, 192, 10)  hsl(113, 90%, 40%)  Kelly Green
#0a20c0  rgb(10, 32, 192)  hsl(233, 90%, 40%)  Medium Blue