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#CC201E

#cc201e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc201e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 85.29% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 0.69°, with 74.36% saturation and 45.88% 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 1.64.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #cc201e
  2. #1ecacc

Split complementary

  1. #cc201e
  2. #1ecc77
  3. #1e73cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1e73
  2. #cc201e
  3. #cc771e

Triadic

  1. #cc201e
  2. #1ecc20
  3. #201ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc201e
  2. #cacc1e
  3. #1ecacc
  4. #201ecc

Square

  1. #cc201e
  2. #73cc1e
  3. #1ecacc
  4. #771ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #470b0a
  2. #891614
  3. #cc201e
  4. #e55351
  5. #ef9594

Shades

#cc201e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc201e
  2. #b81d1b
  3. #a31a18
  4. #8f1615
  5. #7a1312
  6. #66100f
  7. #520d0c
  8. #3d0a09
  9. #290606
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc201e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc201e
  2. #d13635
  3. #d64d4b
  4. #db6362
  5. #e07978
  6. #e6908f
  7. #eba6a5
  8. #f0bcbc
  9. #f5d2d2
  10. #fae9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc201e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc201e
  2. #c42a28
  3. #bd3332
  4. #b53d3b
  5. #ae4645
  6. #a6504f
  7. #9e5a59
  8. #976363
  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 #5b511a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847512 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96421c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc201e {
  color: #cc201e;
}
Background
.bg-cc201e {
  background-color: #cc201e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc201e {
  border: 2px solid #cc201e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc201e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 32 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc201e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc201e, #cc771e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc201e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 32 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.64 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.12 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.60 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.94 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.96 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.23 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.32 #33dfe1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#cc201e  rgb(204, 32, 30)  hsl(1, 74%, 46%)  Lava
#1ecacc  rgb(30, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 74%, 46%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1ecc20  rgb(30, 204, 32)  hsl(121, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#201ecc  rgb(32, 30, 204)  hsl(241, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue