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#CB3D40

#cb3d40 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb3d40 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 23.92% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.95% magenta, 68.47% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 358.73°, with 57.72% saturation and 51.76% 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 4.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.164

Complementary

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #3dcbc8

Split complementary

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #3dcb81
  3. #3d87cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3d87
  2. #cb3d40
  3. #cb813d

Triadic

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #40cb3d
  3. #3d40cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #cbc83d
  3. #3dcbc8
  4. #3d40cb

Square

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #87cb3d
  3. #3dcbc8
  4. #813dcb

Monochromatic

  1. #581719
  2. #94282a
  3. #cb3d40
  4. #db797b
  5. #ebb6b7

Shades

#cb3d40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #b7373a
  3. #a23133
  4. #8e2b2d
  5. #7a2526
  6. #661f20
  7. #51181a
  8. #3d1213
  9. #290c0d
  10. #140606
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb3d40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #d05053
  3. #d56466
  4. #db7779
  5. #e08b8c
  6. #e59ea0
  7. #eab1b3
  8. #efc5c6
  9. #f5d8d9
  10. #faecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb3d40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb3d40
  2. #c44446
  3. #bc4a4d
  4. #b55153
  5. #ad585a
  6. #a65f60
  7. #9e6566
  8. #976c6d
  9. #8f7373
  10. #88797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655d3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887c3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0d40 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99523f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7683d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d72840 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb3d40 {
  color: #cb3d40;
}
Background
.bg-cb3d40 {
  background-color: #cb3d40;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb3d40 {
  border: 2px solid #cb3d40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb3d40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 61 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb3d40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb3d40, #cb813d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb3d40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 61 64 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.78 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.24 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.71 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.55 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.56 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.30 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.44 #34c2bf Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cb3d40  rgb(203, 61, 64)  hsl(359, 58%, 52%)  Persian Red
#3dcbc8  rgb(61, 203, 200)  hsl(179, 58%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#40cb3d  rgb(64, 203, 61)  hsl(119, 58%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3d40cb  rgb(61, 64, 203)  hsl(239, 58%, 52%)  Ocean Blue