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#CD171C

#cd171c ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd171c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.02% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.78% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 358.35°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.1368

Complementary

  1. #cd171c
  2. #17cdc8

Split complementary

  1. #cd171c
  2. #17cd6d
  3. #1777cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1777
  2. #cd171c
  3. #cd6d17

Triadic

  1. #cd171c
  2. #1ccd17
  3. #171ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd171c
  2. #cdc817
  3. #17cdc8
  4. #171ccd

Square

  1. #cd171c
  2. #77cd17
  3. #17cdc8
  4. #6d17cd

Monochromatic

  1. #430809
  2. #880f13
  3. #cd171c
  4. #ea464b
  5. #f28b8e

Shades

#cd171c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd171c
  2. #b91519
  3. #a41216
  4. #901014
  5. #7b0e11
  6. #670c0e
  7. #52090b
  8. #3e0708
  9. #290506
  10. #150203
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd171c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd171c
  2. #d22e33
  3. #d74549
  4. #dc5d60
  5. #e17477
  6. #e68b8e
  7. #eba2a4
  8. #f0b9bb
  9. #f5d1d2
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd171c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd171c
  2. #c52226
  3. #be2c30
  4. #b6373a
  5. #ae4144
  6. #a74c4e
  7. #9f5658
  8. #976162
  9. #8f6b6c
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5353 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594f19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84750e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2001d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65d15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da001d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd171c {
  color: #cd171c;
}
Background
.bg-cd171c {
  background-color: #cd171c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd171c {
  border: 2px solid #cd171c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd171c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 23 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd171c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd171c, #cd6d17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd171c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 23 28 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.24 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.70 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.56 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.98 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.23 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.24 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.12 #32e8e3 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Lava
#cd171c  rgb(205, 23, 28)  hsl(358, 80%, 45%)  Lava
#17cdc8  rgb(23, 205, 200)  hsl(178, 80%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1ccd17  rgb(28, 205, 23)  hsl(118, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#171ccd  rgb(23, 28, 205)  hsl(238, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue