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#CC161C

#cc161c ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc161c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 8.63% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.22% magenta, 86.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 358.02°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.19.

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Web safe#cc0033
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Relative luminance0.135

Complementary

  1. #cc161c
  2. #16ccc6

Split complementary

  1. #cc161c
  2. #16cc6b
  3. #1677cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1677
  2. #cc161c
  3. #cc6b16

Triadic

  1. #cc161c
  2. #1ccc16
  3. #161ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc161c
  2. #ccc616
  3. #16ccc6
  4. #161ccc

Square

  1. #cc161c
  2. #77cc16
  3. #16ccc6
  4. #6b16cc

Monochromatic

  1. #420709
  2. #870f13
  3. #cc161c
  4. #eb4449
  5. #f2898c

Shades

#cc161c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc161c
  2. #b81419
  3. #a31216
  4. #8f0f14
  5. #7a0d11
  6. #660b0e
  7. #52090b
  8. #3d0708
  9. #290406
  10. #140203
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc161c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc161c
  2. #d12d33
  3. #d64549
  4. #db5c60
  5. #e07377
  6. #e68b8e
  7. #eba2a4
  8. #f0b9bb
  9. #f5d0d2
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc161c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc161c
  2. #c42126
  3. #bd2b30
  4. #b5363a
  5. #ae4044
  6. #a64b4e
  7. #9e5658
  8. #976062
  9. #8f6b6c
  10. #887576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5253 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #584e19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83740e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #953f1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a55d15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc161c {
  color: #cc161c;
}
Background
.bg-cc161c {
  background-color: #cc161c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc161c {
  border: 2px solid #cc161c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc161c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 22 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc161c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc161c, #cc6b16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc161c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 22 28 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.19 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.51 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.55 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.28 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.44 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.87 #33e9e3 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Lava
#cc161c  rgb(204, 22, 28)  hsl(358, 81%, 44%)  Lava
#16ccc6  rgb(22, 204, 198)  hsl(178, 81%, 44%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1ccc16  rgb(28, 204, 22)  hsl(118, 81%, 44%)  Lime Green
#161ccc  rgb(22, 28, 204)  hsl(238, 81%, 44%)  Medium Blue