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#C0405A

#c0405a ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c0405a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 25.1% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 53.12% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 347.81°, with 50.39% saturation and 50.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1561

Complementary

  1. #c0405a
  2. #40c0a6

Split complementary

  1. #c0405a
  2. #40c066
  3. #409ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0409a
  2. #c0405a
  3. #c06640

Triadic

  1. #c0405a
  2. #5ac040
  3. #405ac0

Tetradic

  1. #c0405a
  2. #c0a640
  3. #40c0a6
  4. #405ac0

Square

  1. #c0405a
  2. #9ac040
  3. #40c0a6
  4. #6640c0

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1a24
  2. #872d3f
  3. #c0405a
  4. #d37a8c
  5. #e6b3bd

Shades

#c0405a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0405a
  2. #ad3a51
  3. #9a3348
  4. #862d3f
  5. #732636
  6. #60202d
  7. #4d1a24
  8. #3a131b
  9. #260d12
  10. #130609
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0405a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0405a
  2. #c6536b
  3. #cd667b
  4. #d3798c
  5. #d98c9c
  6. #e0a0ad
  7. #e6b3bd
  8. #ecc6ce
  9. #f2d9de
  10. #f9ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0405a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0405a
  2. #ba465e
  3. #b34d62
  4. #ad5365
  5. #a65a69
  6. #a0606d
  7. #9a6671
  8. #936d75
  9. #8d7378
  10. #867a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965f67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f5e5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #807857 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1284a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90535a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d6658 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb3351 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0405a {
  color: #c0405a;
}
Background
.bg-c0405a {
  background-color: #c0405a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c0405a {
  border: 2px solid #c0405a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0405a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 64 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 348 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0405a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0405a, #c06640);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0405a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 64 90 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.76 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.52 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.94 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.15 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.62 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.12 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.52 #3fbfa5 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c0405a  rgb(192, 64, 90)  hsl(348, 50%, 50%)  Brick Red
#40c0a6  rgb(64, 192, 166)  hsl(168, 50%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5ac040  rgb(90, 192, 64)  hsl(108, 50%, 50%)  Kelly Green
#405ac0  rgb(64, 90, 192)  hsl(228, 50%, 50%)  Sapphire