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#CE161B

#ce161b ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce161b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 89.32% magenta, 86.89% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 358.37°, 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 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.1377

Complementary

  1. #ce161b
  2. #16cec9

Split complementary

  1. #ce161b
  2. #16ce6d
  3. #1677ce

Analogous

  1. #ce1677
  2. #ce161b
  3. #ce6d16

Triadic

  1. #ce161b
  2. #1bce16
  3. #161bce

Tetradic

  1. #ce161b
  2. #cec916
  3. #16cec9
  4. #161bce

Square

  1. #ce161b
  2. #77ce16
  3. #16cec9
  4. #6d16ce

Monochromatic

  1. #440709
  2. #890f12
  3. #ce161b
  4. #eb454a
  5. #f38a8d

Shades

#ce161b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce161b
  2. #b91418
  3. #a51216
  4. #900f13
  5. #7c0d10
  6. #670b0e
  7. #52090b
  8. #3e0708
  9. #290405
  10. #150203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce161b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce161b
  2. #d32d32
  3. #d84549
  4. #dd5c5f
  5. #e27376
  6. #e78b8d
  7. #eba2a4
  8. #f0b9bb
  9. #f5d0d1
  10. #fae8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce161b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce161b
  2. #c62125
  3. #be2b2f
  4. #b73639
  5. #af4043
  6. #a74b4e
  7. #9f5658
  8. #976062
  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 #594f17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84750c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #963f19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a75d13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce161b {
  color: #ce161b;
}
Background
.bg-ce161b {
  background-color: #ce161b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce161b {
  border: 2px solid #ce161b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce161b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 22 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce161b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce161b, #ce6d16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce161b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 22 27 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.41 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 1.77 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.73 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.75 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.13 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.35 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.31 #31e9e4 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#ce161b  rgb(206, 22, 27)  hsl(358, 81%, 45%)  Lava
#16cec9  rgb(22, 206, 201)  hsl(178, 81%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#1bce16  rgb(27, 206, 22)  hsl(118, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#161bce  rgb(22, 27, 206)  hsl(238, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue