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#C93E44

#c93e44 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c93e44 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 24.31% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.15% magenta, 66.17% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 357.41°, with 56.28% saturation and 51.57% 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 4.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1628

Complementary

  1. #c93e44
  2. #3ec9c3

Split complementary

  1. #c93e44
  2. #3ec97e
  3. #3e8ac9

Analogous

  1. #c93e8a
  2. #c93e44
  3. #c97e3e

Triadic

  1. #c93e44
  2. #44c93e
  3. #3e44c9

Tetradic

  1. #c93e44
  2. #c9c33e
  3. #3ec9c3
  4. #3e44c9

Square

  1. #c93e44
  2. #8ac93e
  3. #3ec9c3
  4. #7e3ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #56181b
  2. #92292d
  3. #c93e44
  4. #da7a7e
  5. #eab6b8

Shades

#c93e44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c93e44
  2. #b5383d
  3. #a13236
  4. #8d2b30
  5. #792529
  6. #651f22
  7. #50191b
  8. #3c1314
  9. #280c0e
  10. #140607
  11. #000000

Tints

#c93e44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c93e44
  2. #ce5157
  3. #d46569
  4. #d9787c
  5. #df8b8f
  6. #e49fa2
  7. #e9b2b4
  8. #efc5c7
  9. #f4d8da
  10. #faecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c93e44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c93e44
  2. #c2454a
  3. #ba4b50
  4. #b35256
  5. #ac585c
  6. #a55f62
  7. #9d6668
  8. #966c6e
  9. #8f7374
  10. #87797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #645d43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877b40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc1541 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #975343 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66842 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d52b43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c93e44 {
  color: #c93e44;
}
Background
.bg-c93e44 {
  background-color: #c93e44;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c93e44 {
  border: 2px solid #c93e44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c93e44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 62 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 56% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c93e44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c93e44, #c97e3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c93e44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 62 68 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.84 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.17 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.42 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.06 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.59 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.07 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.96 #36c1bb Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#c93e44  rgb(201, 62, 68)  hsl(357, 56%, 52%)  Persian Red
#3ec9c3  rgb(62, 201, 195)  hsl(177, 56%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#44c93e  rgb(68, 201, 62)  hsl(117, 56%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3e44c9  rgb(62, 68, 201)  hsl(237, 56%, 52%)  Ocean Blue