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#CD2A36

#cd2a36 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2a36 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 16.47% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.51% magenta, 73.66% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 355.58°, with 65.99% saturation and 48.43% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.18.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.149

Complementary

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #2acdc1

Split complementary

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #2acd6f
  3. #2a88cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2a88
  2. #cd2a36
  3. #cd6f2a

Triadic

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #36cd2a
  3. #2a36cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #cdc12a
  3. #2acdc1
  4. #2a36cd

Square

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #88cd2a
  3. #2acdc1
  4. #6f2acd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e1015
  2. #8e1d25
  3. #cd2a36
  4. #df646d
  5. #eca4a9

Shades

#cd2a36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #b92631
  3. #a4222b
  4. #901d26
  5. #7b1920
  6. #67151b
  7. #521116
  8. #3e0d10
  9. #29080b
  10. #150405
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2a36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #d23f4a
  3. #d7555e
  4. #dc6a72
  5. #e17f86
  6. #e6959b
  7. #ebaaaf
  8. #f0bfc3
  9. #f5d4d7
  10. #faeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2a36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2a36
  2. #c5333d
  3. #be3b45
  4. #b6444c
  5. #ae4c54
  6. #a7555b
  7. #9f5e62
  8. #97666a
  9. #8f6f71
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c585b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d5535 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857830 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20030 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974835 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76232 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0033 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2a36 {
  color: #cd2a36;
}
Background
.bg-cd2a36 {
  background-color: #cd2a36;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2a36 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2a36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2a36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 42 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2a36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2a36, #cd6f2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2a36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 42 54 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.18 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.80 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.34 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.03 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.36 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.39 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 6.49 #32d5c9 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cd2a36  rgb(205, 42, 54)  hsl(356, 66%, 48%)  Persian Red
#2acdc1  rgb(42, 205, 193)  hsl(176, 66%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#36cd2a  rgb(54, 205, 42)  hsl(116, 66%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2a36cd  rgb(42, 54, 205)  hsl(236, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue