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#CB303F

#cb303f ≈ Crimson

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb303f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.35% magenta, 68.97% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 354.19°, 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 2.92.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1517

Complementary

  1. #cb303f
  2. #30cbbc

Split complementary

  1. #cb303f
  2. #30cb6f
  3. #308dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb308d
  2. #cb303f
  3. #cb6f30

Triadic

  1. #cb303f
  2. #3fcb30
  3. #303fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb303f
  2. #cbbc30
  3. #30cbbc
  4. #303fcb

Square

  1. #cb303f
  2. #8dcb30
  3. #30cbbc
  4. #6f30cb

Monochromatic

  1. #4f1319
  2. #8d212c
  3. #cb303f
  4. #dc6b76
  5. #eba9b0

Shades

#cb303f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb303f
  2. #b72b39
  3. #a22632
  4. #8e222c
  5. #7a1d26
  6. #661820
  7. #511319
  8. #3d0e13
  9. #290a0d
  10. #140506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb303f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb303f
  2. #d04552
  3. #d55965
  4. #db6e79
  5. #e0838c
  6. #e5989f
  7. #eaacb2
  8. #efc1c5
  9. #f5d6d9
  10. #faeaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb303f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb303f
  2. #c43846
  3. #bc404c
  4. #b54853
  5. #ad5059
  6. #a65860
  7. #9e6066
  8. #97686d
  9. #8f7073
  10. #88787a
  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 #9b5a5e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e583e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #85783a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df0037 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #964b3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6633c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70f3a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb303f {
  color: #cb303f;
}
Background
.bg-cb303f {
  background-color: #cb303f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb303f {
  border: 2px solid #cb303f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb303f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 48 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 62% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb303f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb303f, #cb6f30);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb303f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 48 63 / 0.35);
}

#dc143c Crimson ΔE 2.92 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 3.19 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 3.95 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.89 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 4.94 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.10 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 6.49 #34cfc0 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Crimson
#cb303f  rgb(203, 48, 63)  hsl(354, 62%, 49%)  Crimson
#30cbbc  rgb(48, 203, 188)  hsl(174, 62%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#3fcb30  rgb(63, 203, 48)  hsl(114, 62%, 49%)  Lime Green
#303fcb  rgb(48, 63, 203)  hsl(234, 62%, 49%)  Persian Blue