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#cf002b color: Vermilion Scarlet

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348°
100%

OKLCH

53.9%
0.218
23°
  • ≈ Crimson
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • rose-700
  • Black 19%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.69:1 · AALc -81
Black text3.69:1 · Below AALc 28

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About #cf002b

#cf002b is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 53.9% lightness, 0.218 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.69:1 contrast and black text 3.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Vermilion Scarlet (#d1062b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is rose-700.

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Lighter: #cf002b mixed with white

  1. cf002b
  2. d73841
  3. df5456
  4. e66c6b
  5. ec827f
  6. f29894
  7. f6ada9
  8. fac1be
  9. fdd6d3
  10. feeae9

Darker: #cf002b mixed with black

  1. cf002b
  2. b40024
  3. 99001d
  4. 7f0016
  5. 670010
  6. 4f000a
  7. 380005
  8. 230002
  9. 100001
  10. 020000

Calmer: #cf002b with less saturation

  1. cf002b
  2. c72534
  3. bf353c
  4. b64143
  5. ad4a4a
  6. a45250
  7. 9b5957
  8. 915f5d
  9. 866563
  10. 7b6a69