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#CE4940

#ce4940 ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce4940 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 28.63% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.56% magenta, 68.93% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 3.8°, with 59.17% saturation and 52.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1826

Complementary

  1. #ce4940
  2. #40c5ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce4940
  2. #40ce90
  3. #407ece

Analogous

  1. #ce407e
  2. #ce4940
  3. #ce9040

Triadic

  1. #ce4940
  2. #40ce49
  3. #4940ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce4940
  2. #c5ce40
  3. #40c5ce
  4. #4940ce

Square

  1. #ce4940
  2. #7ece40
  3. #40c5ce
  4. #9040ce

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1c18
  2. #9a2f28
  3. #ce4940
  4. #de837d
  5. #edbdba

Shades

#ce4940 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce4940
  2. #b9423a
  3. #a53a33
  4. #90332d
  5. #7c2c26
  6. #672520
  7. #521d1a
  8. #3e1613
  9. #290f0d
  10. #150706
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce4940 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce4940
  2. #d35b53
  3. #d86d66
  4. #dd8079
  5. #e2928c
  6. #e7a4a0
  7. #ebb6b3
  8. #f0c8c6
  9. #f5dbd9
  10. #faedec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce4940 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce4940
  2. #c64f46
  3. #be544d
  4. #b75a53
  5. #af5f5a
  6. #a76560
  7. #9f6a66
  8. #97706d
  9. #907573
  10. #887b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16765 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d643e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e813c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e22848 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d5b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac6f3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da3845 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce4940 {
  color: #ce4940;
}
Background
.bg-ce4940 {
  background-color: #ce4940;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce4940 {
  border: 2px solid #ce4940;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce4940;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 73 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce4940 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce4940, #ce9040);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce4940 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 73 64 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.08 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 4.60 #e34234 Vermilion ΔE 4.60 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 6.13 #e62020 Lust ΔE 6.30 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.32 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.46 #31b6bf Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Persian Red
#ce4940  rgb(206, 73, 64)  hsl(4, 59%, 53%)  Persian Red
#40c5ce  rgb(64, 197, 206)  hsl(184, 59%, 53%)  Dark Turquoise
#40ce49  rgb(64, 206, 73)  hsl(124, 59%, 53%)  Lime Green
#4940ce  rgb(73, 64, 206)  hsl(244, 59%, 53%)  Ocean Blue