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#CB323A

#cb323a ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb323a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 19.61% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.37% magenta, 71.43% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 356.86°, with 60.47% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.2.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1528

Complementary

  1. #cb323a
  2. #32cbc3

Split complementary

  1. #cb323a
  2. #32cb76
  3. #3287cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3287
  2. #cb323a
  3. #cb7632

Triadic

  1. #cb323a
  2. #3acb32
  3. #323acb

Tetradic

  1. #cb323a
  2. #cbc332
  3. #32cbc3
  4. #323acb

Square

  1. #cb323a
  2. #87cb32
  3. #32cbc3
  4. #7632cb

Monochromatic

  1. #501417
  2. #8e2328
  3. #cb323a
  4. #db6e74
  5. #eaacaf

Shades

#cb323a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb323a
  2. #b72d34
  3. #a2282e
  4. #8e2329
  5. #7a1e23
  6. #66191d
  7. #511417
  8. #3d0f11
  9. #290a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb323a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb323a
  2. #d0474e
  3. #d55b61
  4. #db7075
  5. #e08489
  6. #e5999d
  7. #eaadb0
  8. #efc2c4
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb323a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb323a
  2. #c43a41
  3. #bc4248
  4. #b5494f
  5. #ad5156
  6. #a6595d
  7. #9e6164
  8. #97696b
  9. #8f7072
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5b5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605839 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974c39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66437 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d71238 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb323a {
  color: #cb323a;
}
Background
.bg-cb323a {
  background-color: #cb323a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb323a {
  border: 2px solid #cb323a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb323a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 50 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb323a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb323a, #cb7632);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb323a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 50 58 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.20 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.47 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.53 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.23 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.07 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.89 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.24 #34cdc5 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cb323a  rgb(203, 50, 58)  hsl(357, 60%, 50%)  Persian Red
#32cbc3  rgb(50, 203, 195)  hsl(177, 60%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#3acb32  rgb(58, 203, 50)  hsl(117, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#323acb  rgb(50, 58, 203)  hsl(237, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue