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#C85539

#c85539 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c85539 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 33.33% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.5% magenta, 71.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 11.75°, with 56.52% saturation and 50.39% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #c85539
  2. #39acc8

Split complementary

  1. #c85539
  2. #39c89c
  3. #3964c8

Analogous

  1. #c83964
  2. #c85539
  3. #c89c39

Triadic

  1. #c85539
  2. #39c855
  3. #5539c8

Tetradic

  1. #c85539
  2. #acc839
  3. #39acc8
  4. #5539c8

Square

  1. #c85539
  2. #64c839
  3. #39acc8
  4. #9c39c8

Monochromatic

  1. #512217
  2. #8d3b27
  3. #c85539
  4. #d98875
  5. #e9bcb1

Shades

#c85539 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c85539
  2. #b44d33
  3. #a0442e
  4. #8c3c28
  5. #783322
  6. #642b1d
  7. #502217
  8. #3c1a11
  9. #28110b
  10. #140906
  11. #000000

Tints

#c85539 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c85539
  2. #ce664d
  3. #d37761
  4. #d98874
  5. #de9988
  6. #e4aa9c
  7. #e9bbb0
  8. #efccc4
  9. #f4ddd7
  10. #faeeeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c85539 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c85539
  2. #c15940
  3. #ba5e47
  4. #b2624e
  5. #ab6655
  6. #a46b5d
  7. #9d6f64
  8. #96736b
  9. #8e7772
  10. #877c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6c65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746936 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908236 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db3c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d6237 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7337 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d44747 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c85539 {
  color: #c85539;
}
Background
.bg-c85539 {
  background-color: #c85539;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c85539 {
  border: 2px solid #c85539;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c85539;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 85 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c85539 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c85539, #c89c39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c85539 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 85 57 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.69 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.69 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.70 #e25822 Flame ΔE 7.45 #e62020 Lust ΔE 7.73 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.99 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.47 #37aac6 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#c85539  rgb(200, 85, 57)  hsl(12, 57%, 50%)  Cinnabar
#39acc8  rgb(57, 172, 200)  hsl(192, 57%, 50%)  Moonstone Blue
#39c855  rgb(57, 200, 85)  hsl(132, 57%, 50%)  Lime Green
#5539c8  rgb(85, 57, 200)  hsl(252, 57%, 50%)  Ocean Blue