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#CC021E

#cc021e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc021e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0.78% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 351.68°, with 98.06% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #cc021e
  2. #02ccb0

Split complementary

  1. #cc021e
  2. #02cc4b
  3. #0283cc

Analogous

  1. #cc0283
  2. #cc021e
  3. #cc4b02

Triadic

  1. #cc021e
  2. #1ecc02
  3. #021ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc021e
  2. #ccb002
  3. #02ccb0
  4. #021ecc

Square

  1. #cc021e
  2. #83cc02
  3. #02ccb0
  4. #4b02cc

Monochromatic

  1. #340108
  2. #800113
  3. #cc021e
  4. #fd1e3d
  5. #fe697e

Shades

#cc021e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc021e
  2. #b8021b
  3. #a30218
  4. #8f0115
  5. #7a0112
  6. #66010f
  7. #52010c
  8. #3d0109
  9. #290006
  10. #140003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc021e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc021e
  2. #d11b35
  3. #d6354b
  4. #db4e62
  5. #e06778
  6. #e6818f
  7. #eb9aa5
  8. #f0b3bc
  9. #f5ccd2
  10. #fae6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc021e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc021e
  2. #c40f28
  3. #bd1b32
  4. #b5283b
  5. #ae3445
  6. #a6414f
  7. #9e4e59
  8. #975a63
  9. #8f676c
  10. #887376
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #994f51 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #554b1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817311 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10014 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #943a1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45a17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90019 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc021e {
  color: #cc021e;
}
Background
.bg-cc021e {
  background-color: #cc021e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc021e {
  border: 2px solid #cc021e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc021e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 2 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc021e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc021e, #cc4b02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc021e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 2 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.08 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.08 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.25 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.36 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.54 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 4.58 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.82 #33fde1 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Lava
#cc021e  rgb(204, 2, 30)  hsl(352, 98%, 40%)  Lava
#02ccb0  rgb(2, 204, 176)  hsl(172, 98%, 40%)  Medium Aquamarine
#1ecc02  rgb(30, 204, 2)  hsl(112, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#021ecc  rgb(2, 30, 204)  hsl(232, 98%, 40%)  Medium Blue