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#CC362A

#cc362a ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc362a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 21.18% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 73.53% magenta, 79.41% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 4.44°, with 65.85% saturation and 48.24% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1564

Complementary

  1. #cc362a
  2. #2ac0cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc362a
  2. #2acc87
  3. #2a6fcc

Analogous

  1. #cc2a6f
  2. #cc362a
  3. #cc872a

Triadic

  1. #cc362a
  2. #2acc36
  3. #362acc

Tetradic

  1. #cc362a
  2. #c0cc2a
  3. #2ac0cc
  4. #362acc

Square

  1. #cc362a
  2. #6fcc2a
  3. #2ac0cc
  4. #872acc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1410
  2. #8d251d
  3. #cc362a
  4. #df6d64
  5. #eca8a3

Shades

#cc362a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc362a
  2. #b83126
  3. #a32b22
  4. #8f261d
  5. #7a2019
  6. #661b15
  7. #521611
  8. #3d100d
  9. #290b08
  10. #140504
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc362a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc362a
  2. #d14a3f
  3. #d65e55
  4. #db726a
  5. #e0867f
  6. #e69b95
  7. #ebafaa
  8. #f0c3bf
  9. #f5d7d4
  10. #faebea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc362a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc362a
  2. #c43d33
  3. #bd453b
  4. #b54c44
  5. #ae544c
  6. #a65b55
  7. #9e625e
  8. #976a66
  9. #8f716f
  10. #887977
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5d5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #635927 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897a23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10035 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994d28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a86626 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d91831 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc362a {
  color: #cc362a;
}
Background
.bg-cc362a {
  background-color: #cc362a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc362a {
  border: 2px solid #cc362a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc362a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 54 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc362a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc362a, #cc872a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc362a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 54 42 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.86 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.32 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.68 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.26 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.56 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 4.81 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 5.45 #33c9d5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cc362a  rgb(204, 54, 42)  hsl(4, 66%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2ac0cc  rgb(42, 192, 204)  hsl(184, 66%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#2acc36  rgb(42, 204, 54)  hsl(124, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#362acc  rgb(54, 42, 204)  hsl(244, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue