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#CF5259

#cf5259 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cf5259 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 32.16% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.39% magenta, 57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 356.64°, with 56.56% saturation and 56.67% 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 5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.2002

Complementary

  1. #cf5259
  2. #52cfc8

Split complementary

  1. #cf5259
  2. #52cf8a
  3. #5298cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5298
  2. #cf5259
  3. #cf8a52

Triadic

  1. #cf5259
  2. #59cf52
  3. #5259cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf5259
  2. #cfc852
  3. #52cfc8
  4. #5259cf

Square

  1. #cf5259
  2. #98cf52
  3. #52cfc8
  4. #8a52cf

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1e22
  2. #a62e35
  3. #cf5259
  4. #e08e92
  5. #f0cacc

Shades

#cf5259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf5259
  2. #ba4a50
  3. #a64247
  4. #91393e
  5. #7c3135
  6. #68292d
  7. #532124
  8. #3e191b
  9. #291012
  10. #150809
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf5259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf5259
  2. #d4636a
  3. #d9757a
  4. #dd868b
  5. #e2979b
  6. #e7a9ac
  7. #ecbabd
  8. #f1cbcd
  9. #f5dcde
  10. #faeeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf5259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf5259
  2. #c7575d
  3. #bf5b61
  4. #b76065
  5. #af6469
  6. #a8696d
  7. #a06e70
  8. #987274
  9. #907778
  10. #887b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46d6f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #706b58 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #908556 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e23b55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f6259 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad7457 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db4557 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf5259 {
  color: #cf5259;
}
Background
.bg-cf5259 {
  background-color: #cf5259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf5259 {
  border: 2px solid #cf5259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf5259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 82 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 57% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf5259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf5259, #cf8a52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf5259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 82 89 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 2.47 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.21 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.55 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.75 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.77 #ff004f Folly ΔE 8.25 #fe4164 Neon Fuchsia ΔE 8.27 #30ada6 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Indian Red
#cf5259  rgb(207, 82, 89)  hsl(357, 57%, 57%)  Indian Red
#52cfc8  rgb(82, 207, 200)  hsl(177, 57%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#59cf52  rgb(89, 207, 82)  hsl(117, 57%, 57%)  Lime Green
#5259cf  rgb(82, 89, 207)  hsl(237, 57%, 57%)  Iris