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#CB303C

#cb303c ≈ Persian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb303c 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 23.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.35% magenta, 70.44% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 355.35°, 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Persian Red (#cc3333), ΔE 3.08.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #cb303c
  2. #30cbbf

Split complementary

  1. #cb303c
  2. #30cb71
  3. #308acb

Analogous

  1. #cb308a
  2. #cb303c
  3. #cb7130

Triadic

  1. #cb303c
  2. #3ccb30
  3. #303ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb303c
  2. #cbbf30
  3. #30cbbf
  4. #303ccb

Square

  1. #cb303c
  2. #8acb30
  3. #30cbbf
  4. #7130cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1317
  2. #8d212a
  3. #cb303c
  4. #dc6b74
  5. #eba9ae

Shades

#cb303c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb303c
  2. #b72b36
  3. #a22630
  4. #8e222a
  5. #7a1d24
  6. #66181e
  7. #511318
  8. #3d0e12
  9. #290a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb303c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb303c
  2. #d04550
  3. #d55963
  4. #db6e77
  5. #e0838a
  6. #e5989e
  7. #eaacb1
  8. #efc1c5
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb303c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb303c
  2. #c43843
  3. #bc404a
  4. #b54850
  5. #ad5057
  6. #a6585e
  7. #9e6065
  8. #97686c
  9. #8f7072
  10. #887879
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 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 #5e573b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0036 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964b3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70e39 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb303c {
  color: #cb303c;
}
Background
.bg-cb303c {
  background-color: #cb303c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb303c {
  border: 2px solid #cb303c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb303c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 48 60;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb303c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb303c, #cb7130);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb303c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 48 60 / 0.35);
}

#cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.08 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.09 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.54 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.10 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.63 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 5.67 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 6.52 #34cfc3 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Persian Red
#cb303c  rgb(203, 48, 60)  hsl(355, 62%, 49%)  Persian Red
#30cbbf  rgb(48, 203, 191)  hsl(175, 62%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#3ccb30  rgb(60, 203, 48)  hsl(115, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#303ccb  rgb(48, 60, 203)  hsl(235, 62%, 49%)  Persian Blue