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#C8342C

#c8342c ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8342c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 20.39% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 78% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 3.08°, with 63.93% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.03.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1492

Complementary

  1. #c8342c
  2. #2cc0c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8342c
  2. #2cc882
  3. #2c72c8

Analogous

  1. #c82c72
  2. #c8342c
  3. #c8822c

Triadic

  1. #c8342c
  2. #2cc834
  3. #342cc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8342c
  2. #c0c82c
  3. #2cc0c8
  4. #342cc8

Square

  1. #c8342c
  2. #72c82c
  3. #2cc0c8
  4. #822cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b1310
  2. #89241e
  3. #c8342c
  4. #dd6a64
  5. #eba6a2

Shades

#c8342c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8342c
  2. #b42f28
  3. #a02a23
  4. #8c241f
  5. #781f1a
  6. #641a16
  7. #501512
  8. #3c100d
  9. #280a09
  10. #140504
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8342c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8342c
  2. #ce4841
  3. #d35d56
  4. #d9716b
  5. #de8580
  6. #e49a96
  7. #e9aeab
  8. #efc2c0
  9. #f4d6d5
  10. #faebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8342c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8342c
  2. #c13c34
  3. #ba433d
  4. #b24b45
  5. #ab524e
  6. #a45a56
  7. #9d625e
  8. #966967
  9. #8e716f
  10. #877878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995a59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615729 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #954b2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a46328 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41631 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8342c {
  color: #c8342c;
}
Background
.bg-c8342c {
  background-color: #c8342c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8342c {
  border: 2px solid #c8342c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8342c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 52 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 64% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8342c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8342c, #c8822c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8342c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 52 44 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.03 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.40 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.07 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.37 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.64 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.59 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.90 #37cbd3 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#c8342c  rgb(200, 52, 44)  hsl(3, 64%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2cc0c8  rgb(44, 192, 200)  hsl(183, 64%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#2cc834  rgb(44, 200, 52)  hsl(123, 64%, 48%)  Lime Green
#342cc8  rgb(52, 44, 200)  hsl(243, 64%, 48%)  Persian Blue