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#CB5259

#cb5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cb5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.61% magenta, 56.16% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 356.53°, with 53.78% saturation and 55.88% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #cb5259
  2. #52cbc4

Split complementary

  1. #cb5259
  2. #52cb87
  3. #5295cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5295
  2. #cb5259
  3. #cb8752

Triadic

  1. #cb5259
  2. #59cb52
  3. #5259cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb5259
  2. #cbc452
  3. #52cbc4
  4. #5259cb

Square

  1. #cb5259
  2. #95cb52
  3. #52cbc4
  4. #8752cb

Monochromatic

  1. #651f23
  2. #a03037
  3. #cb5259
  4. #dd8d91
  5. #eec8ca

Shades

#cb5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb5259
  2. #b74a50
  3. #a24247
  4. #8e393e
  5. #7a3135
  6. #66292d
  7. #512124
  8. #3d191b
  9. #291012
  10. #140809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb5259
  2. #d0636a
  3. #d5757a
  4. #db868b
  5. #e0979b
  6. #e5a9ac
  7. #eababd
  8. #efcbcd
  9. #f5dcde
  10. #faeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb5259
  2. #c4575d
  3. #bc5b61
  4. #b56065
  5. #ad6469
  6. #a6696d
  7. #9e6e70
  8. #977274
  9. #8f7778
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16c6e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6a58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8356 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd3d55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9c6159 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7357 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d64657 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb5259 {
  color: #cb5259;
}
Background
.bg-cb5259 {
  background-color: #cb5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb5259 {
  border: 2px solid #cb5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb5259, #cb8752);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 2.81 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.77 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.83 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.68 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.78 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.52 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 8.63 #34ada6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cb5259  rgb(203, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 54%, 56%)  Indian Red
#52cbc4  rgb(82, 203, 196)  hsl(177, 54%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#59cb52  rgb(89, 203, 82)  hsl(117, 54%, 56%)  Lime Green
#5259cb  rgb(82, 89, 203)  hsl(237, 54%, 56%)  Iris