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#CB343D

#cb343d ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb343d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 20.39% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.38% magenta, 69.95% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 356.42°, with 59.22% saturation and 50% 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 Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1549

Complementary

  1. #cb343d
  2. #34cbc2

Split complementary

  1. #cb343d
  2. #34cb76
  3. #3489cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3489
  2. #cb343d
  3. #cb7634

Triadic

  1. #cb343d
  2. #3dcb34
  3. #343dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb343d
  2. #cbc234
  3. #34cbc2
  4. #343dcb

Square

  1. #cb343d
  2. #89cb34
  3. #34cbc2
  4. #7634cb

Monochromatic

  1. #511518
  2. #8e242b
  3. #cb343d
  4. #db7177
  5. #eaaeb1

Shades

#cb343d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb343d
  2. #b72f37
  3. #a22a31
  4. #8e242b
  5. #7a1f25
  6. #661a1f
  7. #511518
  8. #3d1012
  9. #290a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb343d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb343d
  2. #d04850
  3. #d55d64
  4. #db7177
  5. #e0858b
  6. #e59a9e
  7. #eaaeb1
  8. #efc2c5
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb343d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb343d
  2. #c43c44
  3. #bc434a
  4. #b54b51
  5. #ad5258
  6. #a65a5f
  7. #9e6265
  8. #97696c
  9. #8f7173
  10. #887879
  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 #9c5c5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60593c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867938 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974d3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6653a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7183b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb343d {
  color: #cb343d;
}
Background
.bg-cb343d {
  background-color: #cb343d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb343d {
  border: 2px solid #cb343d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb343d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 52 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 59% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb343d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb343d, #cb7634);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb343d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 52 61 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.80 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.33 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.11 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.14 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.74 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.39 #34cbc2 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cb343d  rgb(203, 52, 61)  hsl(356, 59%, 50%)  Persian Red
#34cbc2  rgb(52, 203, 194)  hsl(176, 59%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#3dcb34  rgb(61, 203, 52)  hsl(116, 59%, 50%)  Lime Green
#343dcb  rgb(52, 61, 203)  hsl(236, 59%, 50%)  Persian Blue