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#CC201D

#cc201d ≈ Lava

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc201d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 12.55% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 84.31% magenta, 85.78% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 1.03°, with 75.11% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Lava (#cf1020), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#cc3333
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Relative luminance0.1396

Complementary

  1. #cc201d
  2. #1dc9cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc201d
  2. #1dcc78
  3. #1d72cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1d72
  2. #cc201d
  3. #cc781d

Triadic

  1. #cc201d
  2. #1dcc20
  3. #201dcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc201d
  2. #c9cc1d
  3. #1dc9cc
  4. #201dcc

Square

  1. #cc201d
  2. #72cc1d
  3. #1dc9cc
  4. #781dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #460b0a
  2. #891513
  3. #cc201d
  4. #e6524f
  5. #f09492

Shades

#cc201d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc201d
  2. #b81d1a
  3. #a31a17
  4. #8f1614
  5. #7a1311
  6. #66100f
  7. #520d0c
  8. #3d0a09
  9. #290606
  10. #140303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc201d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc201d
  2. #d13634
  3. #d64d4a
  4. #db6361
  5. #e07977
  6. #e6908e
  7. #eba6a5
  8. #f0bcbb
  9. #f5d2d2
  10. #fae9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc201d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc201d
  2. #c42a27
  3. #bd3331
  4. #b53d3b
  5. #ae4645
  6. #a6504f
  7. #9e5a58
  8. #976362
  9. #8f6d6c
  10. #887676
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5454 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b5119 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847510 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e10023 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96421b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a65f16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d90021 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc201d {
  color: #cc201d;
}
Background
.bg-cc201d {
  background-color: #cc201d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc201d {
  border: 2px solid #cc201d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc201d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 32 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc201d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc201d, #cc781d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc201d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 32 29 / 0.35);
}

#cf1020 Lava ΔE 1.83 #c80815 Venetian Red ΔE 2.09 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 2.82 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 3.74 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 4.14 #e30022 Cadmium Red ΔE 4.31 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.36 #33dfe2 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Lava
#cc201d  rgb(204, 32, 29)  hsl(1, 75%, 46%)  Lava
#1dc9cc  rgb(29, 201, 204)  hsl(181, 75%, 46%)  Dark Turquoise
#1dcc20  rgb(29, 204, 32)  hsl(121, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green
#201dcc  rgb(32, 29, 204)  hsl(241, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue