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#C8141E

#c8141e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8141e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 7.84% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 85% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 356.67°, with 81.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.1287

Complementary

  1. #c8141e
  2. #14c8be

Split complementary

  1. #c8141e
  2. #14c864
  3. #1478c8

Analogous

  1. #c81478
  2. #c8141e
  3. #c86414

Triadic

  1. #c8141e
  2. #1ec814
  3. #141ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8141e
  2. #c8be14
  3. #14c8be
  4. #141ec8

Square

  1. #c8141e
  2. #78c814
  3. #14c8be
  4. #6414c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0609
  2. #820d14
  3. #c8141e
  4. #ec3d47
  5. #f38289

Shades

#c8141e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8141e
  2. #b4121b
  3. #a01018
  4. #8c0e15
  5. #780c12
  6. #640a0f
  7. #50080c
  8. #3c0609
  9. #280406
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8141e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8141e
  2. #ce2c35
  3. #d3434b
  4. #d95b62
  5. #de7278
  6. #e48a8f
  7. #e9a1a5
  8. #efb9bc
  9. #f4d0d2
  10. #fae8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8141e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8141e
  2. #c11f28
  3. #ba2a32
  4. #b2343b
  5. #ab3f45
  6. #a44a4f
  7. #9d5559
  8. #966063
  9. #8e6a6c
  10. #877576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975051 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #564c1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807212 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923d1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8141e {
  color: #c8141e;
}
Background
.bg-c8141e {
  background-color: #c8141e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8141e {
  border: 2px solid #c8141e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8141e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 20 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 82% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8141e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8141e, #c86414);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8141e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 20 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.36 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.55 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.47 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.98 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.08 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.35 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.11 #37ebe1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Lava
#c8141e  rgb(200, 20, 30)  hsl(357, 82%, 43%)  Lava
#14c8be  rgb(20, 200, 190)  hsl(177, 82%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1ec814  rgb(30, 200, 20)  hsl(117, 82%, 43%)  Lime Green
#141ec8  rgb(20, 30, 200)  hsl(237, 82%, 43%)  Medium Blue