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#CD261E

#cd261e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd261e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 85.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 2.74°, with 74.47% saturation and 46.08% 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 2.47.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #cd261e
  2. #1ec5cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd261e
  2. #1ecd7d
  3. #1e6ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd1e6e
  2. #cd261e
  3. #cd7d1e

Triadic

  1. #cd261e
  2. #1ecd26
  3. #261ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd261e
  2. #c5cd1e
  3. #1ec5cd
  4. #261ecd

Square

  1. #cd261e
  2. #6ecd1e
  3. #1ec5cd
  4. #7d1ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #480d0a
  2. #8a1a14
  3. #cd261e
  4. #e65952
  5. #ef9995

Shades

#cd261e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd261e
  2. #b9221b
  3. #a41e18
  4. #901b15
  5. #7b1712
  6. #67130f
  7. #520f0c
  8. #3e0b09
  9. #290806
  10. #150403
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd261e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd261e
  2. #d23c35
  3. #d7514b
  4. #dc6762
  5. #e17d78
  6. #e6938f
  7. #eba8a5
  8. #f0bebc
  9. #f5d4d2
  10. #fae9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd261e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd261e
  2. #c52f28
  3. #be3832
  4. #b6413b
  5. #ae4a45
  6. #a7534f
  7. #9f5c59
  8. #976563
  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 #9c5756 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e531a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867712 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97451c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0024 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd261e {
  color: #cd261e;
}
Background
.bg-cd261e {
  background-color: #cd261e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd261e {
  border: 2px solid #cd261e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd261e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 38 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd261e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd261e, #cd7d1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd261e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 38 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 2.47 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.83 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.19 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.58 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.12 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.17 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.92 #32d9e1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Lava
#cd261e  rgb(205, 38, 30)  hsl(3, 74%, 46%)  Lava
#1ec5cd  rgb(30, 197, 205)  hsl(183, 74%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#1ecd26  rgb(30, 205, 38)  hsl(123, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#261ecd  rgb(38, 30, 205)  hsl(243, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue