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#CD3C41

#cd3c41 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd3c41 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 23.53% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 70.73% magenta, 68.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 357.93°, with 59.18% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1659

Complementary

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #3ccdc8

Split complementary

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #3ccd7f
  3. #3c8acd

Analogous

  1. #cd3c8a
  2. #cd3c41
  3. #cd7f3c

Triadic

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #41cd3c
  3. #3c41cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #cdc83c
  3. #3ccdc8
  4. #3c41cd

Square

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #8acd3c
  3. #3ccdc8
  4. #7f3ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #591719
  2. #96262a
  3. #cd3c41
  4. #dd797c
  5. #ecb6b8

Shades

#cd3c41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #b9363b
  3. #a43034
  4. #902a2e
  5. #7b2427
  6. #671e21
  7. #52181a
  8. #3e1214
  9. #290c0d
  10. #150607
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd3c41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #d25054
  3. #d76367
  4. #dc777a
  5. #e18a8d
  6. #e69ea0
  7. #ebb1b3
  8. #f0c5c6
  9. #f5d8d9
  10. #faecec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd3c41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd3c41
  2. #c54347
  3. #be4a4e
  4. #b65054
  5. #ae575a
  6. #a75e61
  7. #9f6567
  8. #976c6d
  9. #8f7273
  10. #88797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e6061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #655d40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #897d3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1073f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9a5240 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9693e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d92640 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd3c41 {
  color: #cd3c41;
}
Background
.bg-cd3c41 {
  background-color: #cd3c41;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd3c41 {
  border: 2px solid #cd3c41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd3c41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 60 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd3c41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd3c41, #cd7f3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd3c41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 60 65 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.09 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.88 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.94 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.24 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.51 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.13 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.49 #32c3be Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cd3c41  rgb(205, 60, 65)  hsl(358, 59%, 52%)  Persian Red
#3ccdc8  rgb(60, 205, 200)  hsl(178, 59%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#41cd3c  rgb(65, 205, 60)  hsl(118, 59%, 52%)  Lime Green
#3c41cd  rgb(60, 65, 205)  hsl(238, 59%, 52%)  Ocean Blue