Color Name
Persian Red
Hex Color Code
#CC3333
RGB Color Code
RGB(204, 51, 51)
CMYK Values*
0.0%, 75.0%, 75.0%, 20.0%
Color Family (Hue)
Red
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The color Persian red is also called artificial vermillion. The color has a deep reddish-orange shade made using pigment from the Persian Gulf.

What color is Persian Red?

Persian Red color belongs to the Red color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Persian Red is #CC3333, and the RGB color code is RGB(204, 51, 51).

In the RGB color model, Persian Red has a red value of 204, a green value of 51, and a blue value of 51. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 75.0% magenta, 75.0% yellow, and 20.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 60.0 % saturation, and 50.0 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Persian Red has a hue of 0° (degrees), 75.0 % saturation and 80.0 % brightness/value.

Persian Red is cool or warm?

The color Persian Red is a warm color.

What is the LRV of Persian Red? (For interior and product design)

Persian Red has an LRV of nearly 15.4. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
Persian Red
LRV 15.4
Light Color

Compare LRV 15.4 of Persian Red with dark and light color

Is Persian Red Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color Persian Red meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

Persian Red color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #CC3333
Hex triplet
#CC3333
Red
CC
Green
33
Blue
33
RGBA / RGB rgb(204, 51, 51)
Red
204 (80.0%)
Green
51 (20.0%)
Blue
51 (20.0%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
75.00%
Yellow
75.00%
Key
20.00%
HSL hsl(0deg, 60.0 %, 50.0 %)
Hue
0°
Saturation
60.00 %
Lightness
50.00 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
0°
Saturation
75.00 %
Brightness / Value
80.00 %
RYB ryb(173, 74, 60)
Red
173 (68.0%)
Yellow
74 (28.8%)
Blue
60 (23.7%)
HWB
Hue
0°
Whiteness
20.00 %
Blackness
20.00 %
CMY
Cyan
20.00%
Magenta
80.00%
Yellow
80.00%
XYZ
X
26.68
Y
15.44
Z
4.71
YXY
Y1
15.44
X
0.57
Y2
0.33
CIE-Lab
L
46.24
A
59.13
B
37.11
CIE-Lch
L
46.24
C
69.81
H
32.11
CIE-Luv
L
46.24
U
116.54
V
25.13
Hunter-Lab
L
39.3
A
52.43
B
20.41
Other
LRV
~ 15.4 %
Munsell Color System
7.2R 4.5/13.6

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What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Named colors similar to Persian Red

These are the named colors closest to Persian Red , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#CC3333 Color Persian Red
100.00% match | ΔE 0.00
#CA3435 Color Mahogany Red
99.37% match | ΔE 0.63
#CC3336 Color Madder Lake
99.16% match | ΔE 0.84
#CE2029 Color Fire Engine Red
97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

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#CB2C30 Color PANTONE 711 C
98.92% match | ΔE 1.08
#D22630 Color PANTONE 1795 C
98.53% match | ΔE 1.47
#CB333B Color PANTONE 1797 C
97.65% match | ΔE 2.35
#BE3A34 Color PANTONE 180 C
97.45% match | ΔE 2.55

Pantone TCX

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RAL Classic

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Paint similar to Persian Red

These are the real paint colors closest to Persian Red from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Persian Red once it is on a wall.


Benjamin Moore

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Valspar

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Sherwin Williams

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Behr

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Dunn-Edwards

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Farrow & Ball

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#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)
95.16% match | ΔE 4.84
#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)
93.03% match | ΔE 6.97
#B0504B Color Blazer (212)
92.77% match | ΔE 7.23

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Color Combinations

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Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#CC3333
Persian Red
#33CCCC
Robin's Egg Blue*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Persian Red - #CC3333?

Color that best contrast with Persian Red - #CC3333 is #33CCCC, color name is Robin's Egg Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments Persian Red - #CC3333?

Complementary or Opposite color for Persian Red - #CC3333 is #33CCCC, color name is Robin's Egg Blue*.

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