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#CB303E

#cb303e ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb303e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.35% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 354.58°, 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 Crimson (#dc143c), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1516

Complementary

  1. #cb303e
  2. #30cbbd

Split complementary

  1. #cb303e
  2. #30cb70
  3. #308ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb308c
  2. #cb303e
  3. #cb7030

Triadic

  1. #cb303e
  2. #3ecb30
  3. #303ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb303e
  2. #cbbd30
  3. #30cbbd
  4. #303ecb

Square

  1. #cb303e
  2. #8ccb30
  3. #30cbbd
  4. #7030cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1318
  2. #8d212b
  3. #cb303e
  4. #dc6b76
  5. #eba9af

Shades

#cb303e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb303e
  2. #b72b38
  3. #a22632
  4. #8e222b
  5. #7a1d25
  6. #66181f
  7. #511319
  8. #3d0e13
  9. #290a0c
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb303e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb303e
  2. #d04551
  3. #d55965
  4. #db6e78
  5. #e0838b
  6. #e5989f
  7. #eaacb2
  8. #efc1c5
  9. #f5d6d8
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb303e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb303e
  2. #c43845
  3. #bc404b
  4. #b54852
  5. #ad5058
  6. #a6585f
  7. #9e6066
  8. #97686c
  9. #8f7073
  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 #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5a5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e573d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857839 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964b3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6633b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70e3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb303e {
  color: #cb303e;
}
Background
.bg-cb303e {
  background-color: #cb303e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb303e {
  border: 2px solid #cb303e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb303e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 48 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb303e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb303e, #cb7030);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb303e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 48 62 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.95 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.28 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.66 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.66 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.13 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.21 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.27 #34cfc1 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#cb303e  rgb(203, 48, 62)  hsl(355, 62%, 49%)  Crimson
#30cbbd  rgb(48, 203, 189)  hsl(175, 62%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#3ecb30  rgb(62, 203, 48)  hsl(115, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#303ecb  rgb(48, 62, 203)  hsl(235, 62%, 49%)  Persian Blue