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#C12E4E

#c12e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c12e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.17% magenta, 59.59% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 346.94°, with 61.51% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #2ec1a1

Split complementary

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #2ec157
  3. #2e97c1

Analogous

  1. #c12e97
  2. #c12e4e
  3. #c1572e

Triadic

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #4ec12e
  3. #2e4ec1

Tetradic

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #c1a12e
  3. #2ec1a1
  4. #2e4ec1

Square

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #97c12e
  3. #2ec1a1
  4. #572ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #45111c
  2. #831f35
  3. #c12e4e
  4. #da627c
  5. #e8a0af

Shades

#c12e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #ae2946
  3. #9a253e
  4. #872037
  5. #741c2f
  6. #611727
  7. #4d121f
  8. #3a0e17
  9. #270910
  10. #130508
  11. #000000

Tints

#c12e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #c74360
  3. #cd5871
  4. #d46d83
  5. #da8295
  6. #e097a7
  7. #e6abb8
  8. #ecc0ca
  9. #f3d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c12e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c12e4e
  2. #bb3653
  3. #b43e58
  4. #ae475d
  5. #a74f62
  6. #a15767
  7. #9a5f6c
  8. #946771
  9. #8d7076
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #57554e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c734a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e484e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c5f4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc1644 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c12e4e {
  color: #c12e4e;
}
Background
.bg-c12e4e {
  background-color: #c12e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c12e4e {
  border: 2px solid #c12e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c12e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c12e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c12e4e, #c1572e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c12e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.67 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.06 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.37 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.39 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.94 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.28 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.42 #3ed1b1 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c12e4e  rgb(193, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 62%, 47%)  Brick Red
#2ec1a1  rgb(46, 193, 161)  hsl(167, 62%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ec12e  rgb(78, 193, 46)  hsl(107, 62%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ec1  rgb(46, 78, 193)  hsl(227, 62%, 47%)  Sapphire