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#C8553D

#c8553d ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8553d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 57.5% magenta, 69.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 10.36°, with 55.82% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #c8553d
  2. #3db0c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8553d
  2. #3dc89b
  3. #3d6bc8

Analogous

  1. #c83d6b
  2. #c8553d
  3. #c89b3d

Triadic

  1. #c8553d
  2. #3dc855
  3. #553dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8553d
  2. #b0c83d
  3. #3db0c8
  4. #553dc8

Square

  1. #c8553d
  2. #6bc83d
  3. #3db0c8
  4. #9b3dc8

Monochromatic

  1. #542218
  2. #903b29
  3. #c8553d
  4. #d98979
  5. #eabdb4

Shades

#c8553d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8553d
  2. #b44d37
  3. #a04431
  4. #8c3c2b
  5. #783325
  6. #642b1f
  7. #502218
  8. #3c1a12
  9. #28110c
  10. #140906
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8553d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8553d
  2. #ce6650
  3. #d37764
  4. #d98877
  5. #de998b
  6. #e4aa9e
  7. #e9bbb1
  8. #efccc5
  9. #f4ddd8
  10. #faeeec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8553d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8553d
  2. #c15944
  3. #ba5e4a
  4. #b26251
  5. #ab6658
  6. #a46b5f
  7. #9d6f65
  8. #96736c
  9. #8e7773
  10. #877c79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6c66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74693a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90823a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db3d50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d623b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9733b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d44849 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8553d {
  color: #c8553d;
}
Background
.bg-c8553d {
  background-color: #c8553d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8553d {
  border: 2px solid #c8553d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8553d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 85 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8553d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8553d, #c89b3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8553d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 85 61 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 5.32 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 5.32 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.32 #e62020 Lust ΔE 7.58 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.64 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.30 #e25822 Flame ΔE 8.31 #37aac2 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#c8553d  rgb(200, 85, 61)  hsl(10, 56%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#3db0c8  rgb(61, 176, 200)  hsl(190, 56%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#3dc855  rgb(61, 200, 85)  hsl(130, 56%, 51%)  Lime Green
#553dc8  rgb(85, 61, 200)  hsl(250, 56%, 51%)  Ocean Blue