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#CB4E38

#cb4e38 ≈ Cinnabar

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb4e38 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 30.59% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.58% magenta, 72.41% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 8.98°, with 58.57% saturation and 50.78% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cinnabar (#e34234), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.1843

Complementary

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #38b5cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #38cb97
  3. #386bcb

Analogous

  1. #cb386b
  2. #cb4e38
  3. #cb9738

Triadic

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #38cb4e
  3. #4e38cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #b5cb38
  3. #38b5cb
  4. #4e38cb

Square

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #6bcb38
  3. #38b5cb
  4. #9738cb

Monochromatic

  1. #541f16
  2. #913626
  3. #cb4e38
  4. #db8475
  5. #ebbab1

Shades

#cb4e38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #b74632
  3. #a23e2d
  4. #8e3727
  5. #7a2f22
  6. #66271c
  7. #511f16
  8. #3d1711
  9. #29100b
  10. #140806
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb4e38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #d0604c
  3. #d57160
  4. #db8374
  5. #e09588
  6. #e5a79c
  7. #eab8af
  8. #efcac3
  9. #f5dcd7
  10. #faedeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb4e38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb4e38
  2. #c4533f
  3. #bc5846
  4. #b55d4e
  5. #ad6255
  6. #a6675c
  7. #9e6c63
  8. #97716a
  9. #8f7672
  10. #887b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a06964 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706635 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df3049 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5d36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7036 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d73e43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb4e38 {
  color: #cb4e38;
}
Background
.bg-cb4e38 {
  background-color: #cb4e38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb4e38 {
  border: 2px solid #cb4e38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb4e38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 78 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 9 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb4e38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb4e38, #cb9738);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb4e38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 78 56 / 0.35);
}

#e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.42 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.42 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.97 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.17 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 7.25 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 7.40 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 7.50 #34b1c7 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Cinnabar
#cb4e38  rgb(203, 78, 56)  hsl(9, 59%, 51%)  Cinnabar
#38b5cb  rgb(56, 181, 203)  hsl(189, 59%, 51%)  Moonstone Blue
#38cb4e  rgb(56, 203, 78)  hsl(129, 59%, 51%)  Lime Green
#4e38cb  rgb(78, 56, 203)  hsl(249, 59%, 51%)  Ocean Blue