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#CB393E

#cb393e ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb393e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 22.35% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.92% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 357.95°, with 58.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1597

Complementary

  1. #cb393e
  2. #39cbc6

Split complementary

  1. #cb393e
  2. #39cb7d
  3. #3987cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3987
  2. #cb393e
  3. #cb7d39

Triadic

  1. #cb393e
  2. #3ecb39
  3. #393ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb393e
  2. #cbc639
  3. #39cbc6
  4. #393ecb

Square

  1. #cb393e
  2. #87cb39
  3. #39cbc6
  4. #7d39cb

Monochromatic

  1. #551618
  2. #91262a
  3. #cb393e
  4. #db7679
  5. #ebb2b4

Shades

#cb393e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb393e
  2. #b73338
  3. #a22e32
  4. #8e282b
  5. #7a2225
  6. #661d1f
  7. #511719
  8. #3d1113
  9. #290b0c
  10. #140606
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb393e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb393e
  2. #d04d51
  3. #d56165
  4. #db7478
  5. #e0888b
  6. #e59c9f
  7. #eab0b2
  8. #efc4c5
  9. #f5d7d8
  10. #faebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb393e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb393e
  2. #c44045
  3. #bc474b
  4. #b54e52
  5. #ad5558
  6. #a65d5f
  7. #9e6466
  8. #976b6c
  9. #8f7273
  10. #887979
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5e5f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635b3d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877b39 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98503d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7673b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7213d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb393e {
  color: #cb393e;
}
Background
.bg-cb393e {
  background-color: #cb393e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb393e {
  border: 2px solid #cb393e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb393e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 57 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb393e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb393e, #cb7d39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb393e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 57 62 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.51 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.84 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.25 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.96 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.68 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.86 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.24 #34c6c1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cb393e  rgb(203, 57, 62)  hsl(358, 58%, 51%)  Persian Red
#39cbc6  rgb(57, 203, 198)  hsl(178, 58%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#3ecb39  rgb(62, 203, 57)  hsl(118, 58%, 51%)  Lime Green
#393ecb  rgb(57, 62, 203)  hsl(238, 58%, 51%)  Persian Blue