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#CC323C

#cc323c ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc323c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 19.61% green and 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75.49% magenta, 70.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 356.1°, with 60.63% saturation and 49.8% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #cc323c
  2. #32ccc2

Split complementary

  1. #cc323c
  2. #32cc75
  3. #3289cc

Analogous

  1. #cc3289
  2. #cc323c
  3. #cc7532

Triadic

  1. #cc323c
  2. #3ccc32
  3. #323ccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc323c
  2. #ccc232
  3. #32ccc2
  4. #323ccc

Square

  1. #cc323c
  2. #89cc32
  3. #32ccc2
  4. #7532cc

Monochromatic

  1. #511418
  2. #8f232a
  3. #cc323c
  4. #dc6f76
  5. #ebacb0

Shades

#cc323c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc323c
  2. #b82d36
  3. #a32830
  4. #8f232a
  5. #7a1e24
  6. #66191e
  7. #521418
  8. #3d0f12
  9. #290a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc323c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc323c
  2. #d14750
  3. #d65b63
  4. #db7077
  5. #e0848a
  6. #e6999e
  7. #ebadb1
  8. #f0c2c5
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faebec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc323c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc323c
  2. #c43a43
  3. #bd424a
  4. #b54950
  5. #ae5157
  6. #a6595e
  7. #9e6165
  8. #97696c
  9. #8f7072
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5b5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #60583b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e00037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974c3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76439 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d81239 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc323c {
  color: #cc323c;
}
Background
.bg-cc323c {
  background-color: #cc323c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc323c {
  border: 2px solid #cc323c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc323c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 50 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc323c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc323c, #cc7532);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc323c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 50 60 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.71 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.16 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.06 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.56 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.73 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.19 #33cdc3 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cc323c  rgb(204, 50, 60)  hsl(356, 61%, 50%)  Persian Red
#32ccc2  rgb(50, 204, 194)  hsl(176, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#3ccc32  rgb(60, 204, 50)  hsl(116, 61%, 50%)  Lime Green
#323ccc  rgb(50, 60, 204)  hsl(236, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue