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#C91023

#c91023 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c91023 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 6.27% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.04% magenta, 82.59% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 353.84°, with 85.25% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.1291

Complementary

  1. #c91023
  2. #10c9b6

Split complementary

  1. #c91023
  2. #10c95a
  3. #107fc9

Analogous

  1. #c9107f
  2. #c91023
  3. #c95a10

Triadic

  1. #c91023
  2. #23c910
  3. #1023c9

Tetradic

  1. #c91023
  2. #c9b610
  3. #10c9b6
  4. #1023c9

Square

  1. #c91023
  2. #7fc910
  3. #10c9b6
  4. #5a10c9

Monochromatic

  1. #3b050a
  2. #820a17
  3. #c91023
  4. #ef3649
  5. #f57d8a

Shades

#c91023 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c91023
  2. #b50e20
  3. #a10d1c
  4. #8d0b19
  5. #790a15
  6. #650812
  7. #50060e
  8. #3c050b
  9. #280307
  10. #140204
  11. #000000

Tints

#c91023 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c91023
  2. #ce2839
  3. #d4404f
  4. #d95865
  5. #df707b
  6. #e48891
  7. #e99fa7
  8. #efb7bd
  9. #f4cfd3
  10. #fae7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c91023 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c91023
  2. #c21b2c
  3. #ba2636
  4. #b3323f
  5. #ac3d48
  6. #a54852
  7. #9d535b
  8. #965e64
  9. #8f6a6d
  10. #877577
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975052 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554c21 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807219 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #923c22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a25a1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6001f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c91023 {
  color: #c91023;
}
Background
.bg-c91023 {
  background-color: #c91023;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c91023 {
  border: 2px solid #c91023;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c91023;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 16 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c91023 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c91023, #c95a10);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c91023 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 16 35 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.63 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 1.94 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.85 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.12 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.37 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.23 #36efdc Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Lava
#c91023  rgb(201, 16, 35)  hsl(354, 85%, 43%)  Lava
#10c9b6  rgb(16, 201, 182)  hsl(174, 85%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#23c910  rgb(35, 201, 16)  hsl(114, 85%, 43%)  Lime Green
#1023c9  rgb(16, 35, 201)  hsl(234, 85%, 43%)  Medium Blue