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#CC2F34

#cc2f34 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc2f34 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 18.43% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.96% magenta, 74.51% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 358.09°, with 62.55% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 0.98.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #2fccc7

Split complementary

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #2fcc79
  3. #2f83cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2f83
  2. #cc2f34
  3. #cc792f

Triadic

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #34cc2f
  3. #2f34cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #ccc72f
  3. #2fccc7
  4. #2f34cc

Square

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #83cc2f
  3. #2fccc7
  4. #792fcc

Monochromatic

  1. #501214
  2. #8e2124
  3. #cc2f34
  4. #dd6b6e
  5. #eba9ab

Shades

#cc2f34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #b82a2f
  3. #a3262a
  4. #8f2124
  5. #7a1c1f
  6. #66181a
  7. #521315
  8. #3d0e10
  9. #29090a
  10. #140505
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2f34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #d14448
  3. #d6595d
  4. #db6d71
  5. #e08285
  6. #e6979a
  7. #ebacae
  8. #f0c1c2
  9. #f5d5d6
  10. #faeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2f34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2f34
  2. #c4373c
  3. #bd3f43
  4. #b5474b
  5. #ae4f52
  6. #a6585a
  7. #9e6062
  8. #976869
  9. #8f7071
  10. #887878
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5a5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5732 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86792e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974a33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76331 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90633 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2f34 {
  color: #cc2f34;
}
Background
.bg-cc2f34 {
  background-color: #cc2f34;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc2f34 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2f34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2f34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 47 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2f34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2f34, #cc792f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2f34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 47 52 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 0.98 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.15 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.76 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 4.29 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.80 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.09 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.85 #33d0cb Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cc2f34  rgb(204, 47, 52)  hsl(358, 63%, 49%)  Persian Red
#2fccc7  rgb(47, 204, 199)  hsl(178, 63%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#34cc2f  rgb(52, 204, 47)  hsl(118, 63%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2f34cc  rgb(47, 52, 204)  hsl(238, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue