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#CD261C

#cd261c ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd261c is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 14.9% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 3.39°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1445

Complementary

  1. #cd261c
  2. #1cc3cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd261c
  2. #1ccd7f
  3. #1c6bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd1c6b
  2. #cd261c
  3. #cd7f1c

Triadic

  1. #cd261c
  2. #1ccd26
  3. #261ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd261c
  2. #c3cd1c
  3. #1cc3cd
  4. #261ccd

Square

  1. #cd261c
  2. #6bcd1c
  3. #1cc3cd
  4. #7f1ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #460d0a
  2. #8a1a13
  3. #cd261c
  4. #e7574f
  5. #f09792

Shades

#cd261c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd261c
  2. #b92219
  3. #a41e16
  4. #901b14
  5. #7b1711
  6. #67130e
  7. #520f0b
  8. #3e0b08
  9. #290806
  10. #150403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd261c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd261c
  2. #d23c33
  3. #d75149
  4. #dc6760
  5. #e17d77
  6. #e6938e
  7. #eba8a4
  8. #f0bebb
  9. #f5d4d2
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd261c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd261c
  2. #c52f26
  3. #be3830
  4. #b6413a
  5. #ae4a44
  6. #a7534e
  7. #9f5c58
  8. #976562
  9. #8f6e6c
  10. #887776
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5755 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5318 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86770f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20026 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974519 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76115 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd261c {
  color: #cd261c;
}
Background
.bg-cd261c {
  background-color: #cd261c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd261c {
  border: 2px solid #cd261c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd261c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 38 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd261c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd261c, #cd7f1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd261c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 38 28 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.83 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.89 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.62 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.39 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.52 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.95 #32d9e3 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Lava
#cd261c  rgb(205, 38, 28)  hsl(3, 76%, 46%)  Lava
#1cc3cd  rgb(28, 195, 205)  hsl(183, 76%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#1ccd26  rgb(28, 205, 38)  hsl(123, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green
#261ccd  rgb(38, 28, 205)  hsl(243, 76%, 46%)  Medium Blue