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#CE2E22

#ce2e22 ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce2e22 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 18.04% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.67% magenta, 83.5% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 4.19°, with 71.67% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #22c2ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #22ce84
  3. #226cce

Analogous

  1. #ce226c
  2. #ce2e22
  3. #ce8422

Triadic

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #22ce2e
  3. #2e22ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #c2ce22
  3. #22c2ce
  4. #2e22ce

Square

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #6cce22
  3. #22c2ce
  4. #8422ce

Monochromatic

  1. #4b110c
  2. #8c1f17
  3. #ce2e22
  4. #e46359
  5. #eea09b

Shades

#ce2e22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #b9291f
  3. #a5251b
  4. #902018
  5. #7c1c14
  6. #671711
  7. #52120e
  8. #3e0e0a
  9. #290907
  10. #150503
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce2e22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #d34338
  3. #d8584e
  4. #dd6d64
  5. #e2827a
  6. #e79791
  7. #ebaba7
  8. #f0c0bd
  9. #f5d5d3
  10. #faeae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce2e22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce2e22
  2. #c6362b
  3. #be3e35
  4. #b7473e
  5. #af4f48
  6. #a75751
  7. #9f5f5a
  8. #976764
  9. #90706d
  10. #887877
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #61561e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887918 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3002d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #994920 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a9641d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db0029 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce2e22 {
  color: #ce2e22;
}
Background
.bg-ce2e22 {
  background-color: #ce2e22;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ce2e22 {
  border: 2px solid #ce2e22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce2e22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 46 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce2e22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce2e22, #ce8422);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce2e22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 46 34 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 3.22 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.50 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.84 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 3.90 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.04 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.09 #e62020 Lust ΔE 4.33 #31d1dd Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Lava
#ce2e22  rgb(206, 46, 34)  hsl(4, 72%, 47%)  Lava
#22c2ce  rgb(34, 194, 206)  hsl(184, 72%, 47%)  Dark Turquoise
#22ce2e  rgb(34, 206, 46)  hsl(124, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green
#2e22ce  rgb(46, 34, 206)  hsl(244, 72%, 47%)  Medium Blue