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#C72922

#c72922 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72922 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 16.08% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.4% magenta, 82.91% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 2.55°, with 70.82% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #c72922
  2. #22c0c7

Split complementary

  1. #c72922
  2. #22c77c
  3. #226dc7

Analogous

  1. #c7226d
  2. #c72922
  3. #c77c22

Triadic

  1. #c72922
  2. #22c729
  3. #2922c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72922
  2. #c0c722
  3. #22c0c7
  4. #2922c7

Square

  1. #c72922
  2. #6dc722
  3. #22c0c7
  4. #7c22c7

Monochromatic

  1. #440e0c
  2. #861c17
  3. #c72922
  4. #e25a54
  5. #ed9995

Shades

#c72922 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72922
  2. #b3251f
  3. #9f211b
  4. #8b1d18
  5. #771914
  6. #641511
  7. #50100e
  8. #3c0c0a
  9. #280807
  10. #140403
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72922 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72922
  2. #cd3e38
  3. #d2544e
  4. #d86964
  5. #dd7f7a
  6. #e39491
  7. #e9a9a7
  8. #eebfbd
  9. #f4d4d3
  10. #f9eae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72922 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72922
  2. #c0322b
  3. #b93a35
  4. #b2433e
  5. #ab4c48
  6. #a45551
  7. #9c5d5a
  8. #956664
  9. #8e6f6d
  10. #877777
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975554 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c521f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #837419 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934520 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25f1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72922 {
  color: #c72922;
}
Background
.bg-c72922 {
  background-color: #c72922;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72922 {
  border: 2px solid #c72922;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72922;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72922 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72922, #c77c22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72922 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 34 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.15 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.50 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.62 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.62 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.59 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.90 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.91 #38d6dd Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#c72922  rgb(199, 41, 34)  hsl(3, 71%, 46%)  Lava
#22c0c7  rgb(34, 192, 199)  hsl(183, 71%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#22c729  rgb(34, 199, 41)  hsl(123, 71%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2922c7  rgb(41, 34, 199)  hsl(243, 71%, 46%)  Medium Blue