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#C04040

#c04040 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c04040 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 25.1% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 50.39% saturation and 50.2% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1524

Complementary

  1. #c04040
  2. #40c0c0

Split complementary

  1. #c04040
  2. #40c080
  3. #4080c0

Analogous

  1. #c04080
  2. #c04040
  3. #c08040

Triadic

  1. #c04040
  2. #40c040
  3. #4040c0

Tetradic

  1. #c04040
  2. #c0c040
  3. #40c0c0
  4. #4040c0

Square

  1. #c04040
  2. #80c040
  3. #40c0c0
  4. #8040c0

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1a1a
  2. #872d2d
  3. #c04040
  4. #d37a7a
  5. #e6b3b3

Shades

#c04040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c04040
  2. #ad3a3a
  3. #9a3333
  4. #862d2d
  5. #732626
  6. #602020
  7. #4d1a1a
  8. #3a1313
  9. #260d0d
  10. #130606
  11. #000000

Tints

#c04040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c04040
  2. #c65353
  3. #cd6666
  4. #d37979
  5. #d98c8c
  6. #e0a0a0
  7. #e6b3b3
  8. #ecc6c6
  9. #f2d9d9
  10. #f9ecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c04040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c04040
  2. #ba4646
  3. #b34d4d
  4. #ad5353
  5. #a65a5a
  6. #a06060
  7. #9a6666
  8. #936d6d
  9. #8d7373
  10. #867a7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #955e5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635b3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83773c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d31f41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #91523f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f653e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb2f41 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c04040 {
  color: #c04040;
}
Background
.bg-c04040 {
  background-color: #c04040;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c04040 {
  border: 2px solid #c04040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c04040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 64 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c04040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c04040, #c08040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c04040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 64 64 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.40 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.07 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.07 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.57 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.88 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.56 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.28 #3fbfbf Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#c04040  rgb(192, 64, 64)  hsl(0, 50%, 50%)  Persian Red
#40c0c0  rgb(64, 192, 192)  hsl(180, 50%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#40c040  rgb(64, 192, 64)  hsl(120, 50%, 50%)  Lime Green
#4040c0  rgb(64, 64, 192)  hsl(240, 50%, 50%)  Ocean Blue