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#CE161A

#ce161a ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce161a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 8.63% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.32% magenta, 87.38% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 358.7°, with 80.7% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.62.

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Relative luminance0.1377

Complementary

  1. #ce161a
  2. #16ceca

Split complementary

  1. #ce161a
  2. #16ce6e
  3. #1676ce

Analogous

  1. #ce1676
  2. #ce161a
  3. #ce6e16

Triadic

  1. #ce161a
  2. #1ace16
  3. #161ace

Tetradic

  1. #ce161a
  2. #ceca16
  3. #16ceca
  4. #161ace

Square

  1. #ce161a
  2. #76ce16
  3. #16ceca
  4. #6e16ce

Monochromatic

  1. #440709
  2. #890f11
  3. #ce161a
  4. #eb4549
  5. #f38a8d

Shades

#ce161a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce161a
  2. #b91417
  3. #a51215
  4. #900f12
  5. #7c0d10
  6. #670b0d
  7. #52090a
  8. #3e0708
  9. #290405
  10. #150203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce161a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce161a
  2. #d32d31
  3. #d84548
  4. #dd5c5f
  5. #e27376
  6. #e78b8d
  7. #eba2a3
  8. #f0b9ba
  9. #f5d0d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce161a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce161a
  2. #c62124
  3. #be2b2e
  4. #b73639
  5. #af4043
  6. #a74b4d
  7. #9f5657
  8. #976061
  9. #906b6c
  10. #887576
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5353 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594f16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84750a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db001b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce161a {
  color: #ce161a;
}
Background
.bg-ce161a {
  background-color: #ce161a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce161a {
  border: 2px solid #ce161a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce161a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 22 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce161a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce161a, #ce6e16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce161a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 22 26 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.62 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.74 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.93 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.55 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.51 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.35 #31e9e5 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#ce161a  rgb(206, 22, 26)  hsl(359, 81%, 45%)  Lava
#16ceca  rgb(22, 206, 202)  hsl(179, 81%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1ace16  rgb(26, 206, 22)  hsl(119, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#161ace  rgb(22, 26, 206)  hsl(239, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue