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#CC5259

#cc5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cc5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.8% magenta, 56.37% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 356.56°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#cc6666
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Relative luminance0.1959

Complementary

  1. #cc5259
  2. #52ccc5

Split complementary

  1. #cc5259
  2. #52cc88
  3. #5296cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5296
  2. #cc5259
  3. #cc8852

Triadic

  1. #cc5259
  2. #59cc52
  3. #5259cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc5259
  2. #ccc552
  3. #52ccc5
  4. #5259cc

Square

  1. #cc5259
  2. #96cc52
  3. #52ccc5
  4. #8852cc

Monochromatic

  1. #671e22
  2. #a23036
  3. #cc5259
  4. #dd8d92
  5. #efc8ca

Shades

#cc5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc5259
  2. #b84a50
  3. #a34247
  4. #8f393e
  5. #7a3135
  6. #66292d
  7. #522124
  8. #3d191b
  9. #291012
  10. #140809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc5259
  2. #d1636a
  3. #d6757a
  4. #db868b
  5. #e0979b
  6. #e6a9ac
  7. #ebbabd
  8. #f0cbcd
  9. #f5dcde
  10. #faeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc5259
  2. #c4575d
  3. #bd5b61
  4. #b56065
  5. #ae6469
  6. #a6696d
  7. #9e6e70
  8. #977274
  9. #8f7778
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a26c6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f6a58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8456 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de3d55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9d6259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa7357 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d74657 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc5259 {
  color: #cc5259;
}
Background
.bg-cc5259 {
  background-color: #cc5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc5259 {
  border: 2px solid #cc5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc5259, #cc8852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 2.71 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.87 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.70 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.77 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 8.52 #ff004f Folly ΔE 8.68 #33ada6 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cc5259  rgb(204, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 54%, 56%)  Indian Red
#52ccc5  rgb(82, 204, 197)  hsl(177, 54%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#59cc52  rgb(89, 204, 82)  hsl(117, 54%, 56%)  Lime Green
#5259cc  rgb(82, 89, 204)  hsl(237, 54%, 56%)  Iris