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#C8442E

#c8442e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8442e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 26.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 8.57°, with 62.6% saturation and 48.24% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1661

Complementary

  1. #c8442e
  2. #2eb2c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8442e
  2. #2ec891
  3. #2e65c8

Analogous

  1. #c82e65
  2. #c8442e
  3. #c8912e

Triadic

  1. #c8442e
  2. #2ec844
  3. #442ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8442e
  2. #b2c82e
  3. #2eb2c8
  4. #442ec8

Square

  1. #c8442e
  2. #65c82e
  3. #2eb2c8
  4. #912ec8

Monochromatic

  1. #4c1a11
  2. #8a2f20
  3. #c8442e
  4. #dc7767
  5. #eaafa5

Shades

#c8442e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8442e
  2. #b43d29
  3. #a03625
  4. #8c3020
  5. #78291c
  6. #642217
  7. #501b12
  8. #3c140e
  9. #280e09
  10. #140705
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8442e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8442e
  2. #ce5743
  3. #d36958
  4. #d97c6d
  5. #de8f82
  6. #e4a297
  7. #e9b4ab
  8. #efc7c0
  9. #f4dad5
  10. #faecea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8442e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8442e
  2. #c14a36
  3. #ba503e
  4. #b25647
  5. #ab5c4f
  6. #a46257
  7. #9d685f
  8. #966e67
  9. #8e7470
  10. #877a78
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c625d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5f2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7c29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc1d40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99552c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76a2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d43139 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8442e {
  color: #c8442e;
}
Background
.bg-c8442e {
  background-color: #c8442e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8442e {
  border: 2px solid #c8442e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8442e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 68 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8442e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8442e, #c8912e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8442e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 68 46 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.86 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.51 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.51 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.52 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.84 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.20 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.23 #37bbd1 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#c8442e  rgb(200, 68, 46)  hsl(9, 63%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2eb2c8  rgb(46, 178, 200)  hsl(189, 63%, 48%)  Moonstone Blue
#2ec844  rgb(46, 200, 68)  hsl(129, 63%, 48%)  Lime Green
#442ec8  rgb(68, 46, 200)  hsl(249, 63%, 48%)  Persian Blue