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#CB303B

#cb303b ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb303b is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 18.82% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.35% magenta, 70.94% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 355.74°, with 61.75% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1513

Complementary

  1. #cb303b
  2. #30cbc0

Split complementary

  1. #cb303b
  2. #30cb73
  3. #3089cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3089
  2. #cb303b
  3. #cb7330

Triadic

  1. #cb303b
  2. #3bcb30
  3. #303bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb303b
  2. #cbc030
  3. #30cbc0
  4. #303bcb

Square

  1. #cb303b
  2. #89cb30
  3. #30cbc0
  4. #7330cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1317
  2. #8d2129
  3. #cb303b
  4. #dc6b73
  5. #eba9ae

Shades

#cb303b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb303b
  2. #b72b35
  3. #a2262f
  4. #8e2229
  5. #7a1d23
  6. #66181e
  7. #511318
  8. #3d0e12
  9. #290a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb303b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb303b
  2. #d0454f
  3. #d55962
  4. #db6e76
  5. #e08389
  6. #e5989d
  7. #eaacb1
  8. #efc1c4
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faeaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb303b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb303b
  2. #c43842
  3. #bc4049
  4. #b54850
  5. #ad5057
  6. #a6585e
  7. #9e6064
  8. #97686b
  9. #8f7072
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e573a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964a3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70d38 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb303b {
  color: #cb303b;
}
Background
.bg-cb303b {
  background-color: #cb303b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb303b {
  border: 2px solid #cb303b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb303b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 48 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb303b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb303b, #cb7330);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb303b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 48 59 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 2.79 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.20 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.69 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 3.83 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.41 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.88 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.29 #34cfc4 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cb303b  rgb(203, 48, 59)  hsl(356, 62%, 49%)  Persian Red
#30cbc0  rgb(48, 203, 192)  hsl(176, 62%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#3bcb30  rgb(59, 203, 48)  hsl(116, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#303bcb  rgb(48, 59, 203)  hsl(236, 62%, 49%)  Persian Blue