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#C72923

#c72923 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72923 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.4% magenta, 82.41% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 2.2°, with 70.09% saturation and 45.88% 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 2.03.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #c72923
  2. #23c1c7

Split complementary

  1. #c72923
  2. #23c77b
  3. #236fc7

Analogous

  1. #c7236f
  2. #c72923
  3. #c77b23

Triadic

  1. #c72923
  2. #23c729
  3. #2923c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72923
  2. #c1c723
  3. #23c1c7
  4. #2923c7

Square

  1. #c72923
  2. #6fc723
  3. #23c1c7
  4. #7b23c7

Monochromatic

  1. #450e0c
  2. #861c18
  3. #c72923
  4. #e15a55
  5. #ed9a96

Shades

#c72923 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72923
  2. #b32520
  3. #9f211c
  4. #8b1d19
  5. #771915
  6. #641512
  7. #50100e
  8. #3c0c0b
  9. #280807
  10. #140404
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72923 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72923
  2. #cd3e39
  3. #d2544f
  4. #d86965
  5. #dd7f7b
  6. #e39491
  7. #e9a9a7
  8. #eebfbd
  9. #f4d4d3
  10. #f9eae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72923 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72923
  2. #c0322c
  3. #b93a36
  4. #b2433f
  5. #ab4c48
  6. #a45552
  7. #9c5d5b
  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 #975655 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c5220 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82741a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc002a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #934521 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25f1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d40027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72923 {
  color: #c72923;
}
Background
.bg-c72923 {
  background-color: #c72923;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72923 {
  border: 2px solid #c72923;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72923;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 41 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72923 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72923, #c77b23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72923 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 41 35 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.03 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.41 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.57 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.42 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.80 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.85 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.85 #38d6dc Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#c72923  rgb(199, 41, 35)  hsl(2, 70%, 46%)  Lava
#23c1c7  rgb(35, 193, 199)  hsl(182, 70%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#23c729  rgb(35, 199, 41)  hsl(122, 70%, 46%)  Lime Green
#2923c7  rgb(41, 35, 199)  hsl(242, 70%, 46%)  Medium Blue