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#C83831

#c83831 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c83831 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 21.96% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 75.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 2.78°, with 60.64% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1533

Complementary

  1. #c83831
  2. #31c1c8

Split complementary

  1. #c83831
  2. #31c883
  3. #3175c8

Analogous

  1. #c83175
  2. #c83831
  3. #c88331

Triadic

  1. #c83831
  2. #31c838
  3. #3831c8

Tetradic

  1. #c83831
  2. #c1c831
  3. #31c1c8
  4. #3831c8

Square

  1. #c83831
  2. #75c831
  3. #31c1c8
  4. #8331c8

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1613
  2. #8b2722
  3. #c83831
  4. #db706b
  5. #eaaba8

Shades

#c83831 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c83831
  2. #b4322c
  3. #a02d27
  4. #8c2722
  5. #78221d
  6. #641c19
  7. #501614
  8. #3c110f
  9. #280b0a
  10. #140605
  11. #000000

Tints

#c83831 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c83831
  2. #ce4c46
  3. #d3605a
  4. #d9746f
  5. #de8883
  6. #e49c98
  7. #e9afad
  8. #efc3c1
  9. #f4d7d6
  10. #faebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c83831 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c83831
  2. #c13f39
  3. #ba4641
  4. #b24e49
  5. #ab5551
  6. #a45c59
  7. #9d6360
  8. #966a68
  9. #8e7270
  10. #877978
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5c5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #62592f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86792b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc0038 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964e30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5652e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d41f35 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c83831 {
  color: #c83831;
}
Background
.bg-c83831 {
  background-color: #c83831;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c83831 {
  border: 2px solid #c83831;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c83831;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 56 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c83831 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c83831, #c88331);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c83831 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 56 49 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 1.38 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.68 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.74 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.86 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.27 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.37 #37c7ce Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#c83831  rgb(200, 56, 49)  hsl(3, 61%, 49%)  Persian Red
#31c1c8  rgb(49, 193, 200)  hsl(183, 61%, 49%)  Dark Turquoise
#31c838  rgb(49, 200, 56)  hsl(123, 61%, 49%)  Lime Green
#3831c8  rgb(56, 49, 200)  hsl(243, 61%, 49%)  Persian Blue