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#CC3333

#cc3333 Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
  • Web safe
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#cc3333 (Persian Red) is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 20% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 75% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 60% saturation and 50% 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).

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Relative luminance0.1544

Complementary

  1. #cc3333
  2. #33cccc

Split complementary

  1. #cc3333
  2. #33cc80
  3. #337fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc3380
  2. #cc3333
  3. #cc8033

Triadic

  1. #cc3333
  2. #33cc33
  3. #3333cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc3333
  2. #cccc33
  3. #33cccc
  4. #3333cc

Square

  1. #cc3333
  2. #80cc33
  3. #33cccc
  4. #7f33cc

Monochromatic

  1. #521414
  2. #8f2424
  3. #cc3333
  4. #db7070
  5. #ebadad

Shades

#cc3333 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc3333
  2. #b82e2e
  3. #a32929
  4. #8f2424
  5. #7a1f1f
  6. #661a1a
  7. #521414
  8. #3d0f0f
  9. #290a0a
  10. #140505
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc3333 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc3333
  2. #d14747
  3. #d65c5c
  4. #db7070
  5. #e08585
  6. #e69999
  7. #ebadad
  8. #f0c2c2
  9. #f5d6d6
  10. #faebeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc3333 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc3333
  2. #c43b3b
  3. #bd4242
  4. #b54a4a
  5. #ae5252
  6. #a65a5a
  7. #9e6161
  8. #976969
  9. #8f7171
  10. #887878
  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 #9c5c5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615831 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877a2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #984c32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91234 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc3333 {
  color: #cc3333;
}
Background
.bg-cc3333 {
  background-color: #cc3333;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc3333 {
  border: 2px solid #cc3333;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc3333;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 51 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc3333 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc3333, #cc8033);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc3333 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 51 51 / 0.35);
}

#ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.18 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.66 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.46 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.04 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 5.65 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.89 #33cccc Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cc3333  rgb(204, 51, 51)  hsl(0, 60%, 50%)  Persian Red
#33cccc  rgb(51, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 60%, 50%)  Robin Egg Blue
#33cc33  rgb(51, 204, 51)  hsl(120, 60%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3333cc  rgb(51, 51, 204)  hsl(240, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue