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#CB3345

#cb3345 ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb3345 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 20% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.88% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 352.89°, with 59.84% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #cb3345
  2. #33cbb9

Split complementary

  1. #cb3345
  2. #33cb6d
  3. #3391cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3391
  2. #cb3345
  3. #cb6d33

Triadic

  1. #cb3345
  2. #45cb33
  3. #3345cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3345
  2. #cbb933
  3. #33cbb9
  4. #3345cb

Square

  1. #cb3345
  2. #91cb33
  3. #33cbb9
  4. #6d33cb

Monochromatic

  1. #51141b
  2. #8e2430
  3. #cb3345
  4. #db707c
  5. #eaadb4

Shades

#cb3345 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3345
  2. #b72e3e
  3. #a22937
  4. #8e2430
  5. #7a1f29
  6. #661a23
  7. #51141c
  8. #3d0f15
  9. #290a0e
  10. #140507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3345 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3345
  2. #d04758
  3. #d55c6a
  4. #db707d
  5. #e0858f
  6. #e599a2
  7. #eaadb5
  8. #efc2c7
  9. #f5d6da
  10. #faebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3345 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3345
  2. #c43b4b
  3. #bc4251
  4. #b54a57
  5. #ad525d
  6. #a65a63
  7. #9e6168
  8. #97696e
  9. #8f7174
  10. #88787a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5c60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5945 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857940 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df003b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964d45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66442 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7183f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3345 {
  color: #cb3345;
}
Background
.bg-cb3345 {
  background-color: #cb3345;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb3345 {
  border: 2px solid #cb3345;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3345;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 51 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3345 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3345, #cb6d33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3345 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 51 69 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.31 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.50 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.26 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.32 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.42 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.87 #34ccba Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Crimson
#cb3345  rgb(203, 51, 69)  hsl(353, 60%, 50%)  Crimson
#33cbb9  rgb(51, 203, 185)  hsl(173, 60%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#45cb33  rgb(69, 203, 51)  hsl(113, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3345cb  rgb(51, 69, 203)  hsl(233, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue