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#CF171E

#cf171e ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf171e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 9.02% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 85.51% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 357.72°, with 80% saturation and 45.1% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.1397

Complementary

  1. #cf171e
  2. #17cfc8

Split complementary

  1. #cf171e
  2. #17cf6c
  3. #177acf

Analogous

  1. #cf177a
  2. #cf171e
  3. #cf6c17

Triadic

  1. #cf171e
  2. #1ecf17
  3. #171ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf171e
  2. #cfc817
  3. #17cfc8
  4. #171ecf

Square

  1. #cf171e
  2. #7acf17
  3. #17cfc8
  4. #6c17cf

Monochromatic

  1. #45080a
  2. #8a0f14
  3. #cf171e
  4. #eb484e
  5. #f28d91

Shades

#cf171e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf171e
  2. #ba151b
  3. #a61218
  4. #911015
  5. #7c0e12
  6. #680c0f
  7. #53090c
  8. #3e0709
  9. #290506
  10. #150203
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf171e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf171e
  2. #d42e35
  3. #d9454b
  4. #dd5d62
  5. #e27478
  6. #e78b8f
  7. #eca2a5
  8. #f1b9bc
  9. #f5d1d2
  10. #fae8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf171e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf171e
  2. #c72228
  3. #bf2c32
  4. #b7373b
  5. #af4145
  6. #a84c4f
  7. #a05659
  8. #986163
  9. #906b6c
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c5354 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a501b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857611 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #97401c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a85e17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dc001e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf171e {
  color: #cf171e;
}
Background
.bg-cf171e {
  background-color: #cf171e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cf171e {
  border: 2px solid #cf171e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf171e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 23 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 358 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf171e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf171e, #cf6c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf171e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 23 30 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 0.92 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.15 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.19 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 3.76 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.84 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 4.27 #e62020 Lust ΔE 5.38 #30e8e1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#cf171e  rgb(207, 23, 30)  hsl(358, 80%, 45%)  Lava
#17cfc8  rgb(23, 207, 200)  hsl(178, 80%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#1ecf17  rgb(30, 207, 23)  hsl(118, 80%, 45%)  Lime Green
#171ecf  rgb(23, 30, 207)  hsl(238, 80%, 45%)  Medium Blue