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Information about #CB3937 color

#CB3937 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CB3937 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(203, 57, 55) — 79.6% red, 22.4% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 57 / 58 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CB3937 is a pleasantly vivid warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Flush Mahogany (#CA3435). Slightly further away sit Madder Lake (#CC3336) and Persian Red (#CC3333).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(203, 57, 55)), which gives #CB3937 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #CB3937: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. No one has named #CB3937 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CB3937 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CB3937 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CB3937

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CB3937
  • RGB203, 57, 55
  • CMYK0, 57, 58, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 57, 55)
  • HSL1°, 59%, 51%
  • HSL Precise0.811°, 58.73%, 50.588%
  • HSV1°, 73%, 80%
  • HSB1°, 73%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.224, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.224, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.224, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCB3937
  • DECIMAL ID13318455
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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