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#CC201C

#cc201c ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc201c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.55% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 86.27% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 1.36°, with 75.86% saturation and 45.49% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 2.02.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1395

Complementary

  1. #cc201c
  2. #1cc8cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc201c
  2. #1ccc78
  3. #1c70cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1c70
  2. #cc201c
  3. #cc781c

Triadic

  1. #cc201c
  2. #1ccc20
  3. #201ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc201c
  2. #c8cc1c
  3. #1cc8cc
  4. #201ccc

Square

  1. #cc201c
  2. #70cc1c
  3. #1cc8cc
  4. #781ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #450b0a
  2. #891513
  3. #cc201c
  4. #e7514e
  5. #f09391

Shades

#cc201c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc201c
  2. #b81d19
  3. #a31a16
  4. #8f1614
  5. #7a1311
  6. #66100e
  7. #520d0b
  8. #3d0a08
  9. #290606
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc201c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc201c
  2. #d13633
  3. #d64d49
  4. #db6360
  5. #e07977
  6. #e6908e
  7. #eba6a4
  8. #f0bcbb
  9. #f5d2d2
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc201c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc201c
  2. #c42a26
  3. #bd3330
  4. #b53d3a
  5. #ae4644
  6. #a6504e
  7. #9e5a58
  8. #976362
  9. #8f6d6c
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5454 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5118 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84750f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10022 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96421a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90020 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc201c {
  color: #cc201c;
}
Background
.bg-cc201c {
  background-color: #cc201c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc201c {
  border: 2px solid #cc201c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc201c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 32 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc201c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc201c, #cc781c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc201c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 32 28 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.02 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.09 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.04 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.54 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.32 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.39 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.40 #33dfe3 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#cc201c  rgb(204, 32, 28)  hsl(1, 76%, 45%)  Lava
#1cc8cc  rgb(28, 200, 204)  hsl(181, 76%, 45%)  Dark Turquoise
#1ccc20  rgb(28, 204, 32)  hsl(121, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green
#201ccc  rgb(32, 28, 204)  hsl(241, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue