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#C12E26

#c12e26 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c12e26 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 18.04% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.17% magenta, 80.31% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 3.1°, with 67.1% saturation and 45.29% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 2.81.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #c12e26
  2. #26b9c1

Split complementary

  1. #c12e26
  2. #26c17b
  3. #266bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1266b
  2. #c12e26
  3. #c17b26

Triadic

  1. #c12e26
  2. #26c12e
  3. #2e26c1

Tetradic

  1. #c12e26
  2. #b9c126
  3. #26b9c1
  4. #2e26c1

Square

  1. #c12e26
  2. #6bc126
  3. #26b9c1
  4. #7b26c1

Monochromatic

  1. #41100d
  2. #811f19
  3. #c12e26
  4. #de5d56
  5. #ea9a96

Shades

#c12e26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c12e26
  2. #ae2922
  3. #9a251e
  4. #87201b
  5. #741c17
  6. #611713
  7. #4d120f
  8. #3a0e0b
  9. #270908
  10. #130504
  11. #000000

Tints

#c12e26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c12e26
  2. #c7433c
  3. #cd5851
  4. #d46d67
  5. #da827d
  6. #e09793
  7. #e6aba8
  8. #ecc0be
  9. #f3d5d4
  10. #f9eae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c12e26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c12e26
  2. #bb362f
  3. #b43e38
  4. #ae4741
  5. #a74f4a
  6. #a15753
  7. #9a5f5c
  8. #946765
  9. #8d706e
  10. #877877
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #935554 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5223 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80721f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5002e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #904624 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5e22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd092b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c12e26 {
  color: #c12e26;
}
Background
.bg-c12e26 {
  background-color: #c12e26;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c12e26 {
  border: 2px solid #c12e26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c12e26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 46 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 67% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c12e26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c12e26, #c17b26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c12e26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 46 38 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.81 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.85 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.05 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.55 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.05 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.27 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.65 #3ed1d9 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Lava
#c12e26  rgb(193, 46, 38)  hsl(3, 67%, 45%)  Lava
#26b9c1  rgb(38, 185, 193)  hsl(183, 67%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#26c12e  rgb(38, 193, 46)  hsl(123, 67%, 45%)  Lime Green
#2e26c1  rgb(46, 38, 193)  hsl(243, 67%, 45%)  Medium Blue