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#CD2D39

#cd2d39 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd2d39 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 17.65% green and 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.05% magenta, 72.2% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 355.5°, with 64% saturation and 49.02% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.5.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1515

Complementary

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #2dcdc1

Split complementary

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #2dcd71
  3. #2d89cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2d89
  2. #cd2d39
  3. #cd712d

Triadic

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #39cd2d
  3. #2d39cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #cdc12d
  3. #2dcdc1
  4. #2d39cd

Square

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #89cd2d
  3. #2dcdc1
  4. #712dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #501116
  2. #8e1f28
  3. #cd2d39
  4. #de6971
  5. #eca7ac

Shades

#cd2d39 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #b92933
  3. #a4242e
  4. #902028
  5. #7b1b22
  6. #67171d
  7. #521217
  8. #3e0e11
  9. #29090b
  10. #150506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2d39 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #d2424d
  3. #d75761
  4. #dc6c74
  5. #e18188
  6. #e6969c
  7. #ebabb0
  8. #f0c0c4
  9. #f5d5d7
  10. #faeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2d39 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2d39
  2. #c53540
  3. #be3e47
  4. #b6464e
  5. #ae4e55
  6. #a7575d
  7. #9f5f64
  8. #97676b
  9. #8f6f72
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e5738 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e20033 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #974938 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a76336 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da0036 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2d39 {
  color: #cd2d39;
}
Background
.bg-cd2d39 {
  background-color: #cd2d39;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd2d39 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2d39;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2d39;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 45 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 64% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2d39 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2d39, #cd712d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2d39 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 45 57 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.50 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.04 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.41 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.90 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 4.99 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 5.79 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.29 #32d2c6 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cd2d39  rgb(205, 45, 57)  hsl(356, 64%, 49%)  Persian Red
#2dcdc1  rgb(45, 205, 193)  hsl(176, 64%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#39cd2d  rgb(57, 205, 45)  hsl(116, 64%, 49%)  Lime Green
#2d39cd  rgb(45, 57, 205)  hsl(236, 64%, 49%)  Persian Blue