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#C14C4E

#c14c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c14c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 29.8% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 60.62% magenta, 59.59% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 358.97°, with 48.55% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1706

Complementary

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #4cc1bf

Split complementary

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #4cc185
  3. #4c89c1

Analogous

  1. #c14c89
  2. #c14c4e
  3. #c1854c

Triadic

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #4ec14c
  3. #4c4ec1

Tetradic

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #c1bf4c
  3. #4cc1bf
  4. #4c4ec1

Square

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #89c14c
  3. #4cc1bf
  4. #854cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #561e1f
  2. #8f3233
  3. #c14c4e
  4. #d58586
  5. #e8bebe

Shades

#c14c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #ae4446
  3. #9a3d3e
  4. #873537
  5. #742e2f
  6. #612627
  7. #4d1e1f
  8. #3a1717
  9. #270f10
  10. #130808
  11. #000000

Tints

#c14c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #c75e60
  3. #cd7071
  4. #d48283
  5. #da9495
  6. #e0a6a7
  7. #e6b7b8
  8. #ecc9ca
  9. #f3dbdc
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c14c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c14c4e
  2. #bb5153
  3. #b45658
  4. #ae5c5d
  5. #a76162
  6. #a16667
  7. #9a6b6c
  8. #947071
  9. #8d7676
  10. #877b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #986566 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69634d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877c4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3364e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #945b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16c4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc404e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c14c4e {
  color: #c14c4e;
}
Background
.bg-c14c4e {
  background-color: #c14c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c14c4e {
  border: 2px solid #c14c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c14c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 76 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 49% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c14c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c14c4e, #c1854c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c14c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 76 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.01 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 5.11 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.10 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.72 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 6.79 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.01 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.04 #3eb3b1 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c14c4e  rgb(193, 76, 78)  hsl(359, 49%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4cc1bf  rgb(76, 193, 191)  hsl(179, 49%, 53%)  Tiffany Blue
#4ec14c  rgb(78, 193, 76)  hsl(119, 49%, 53%)  Mantis
#4c4ec1  rgb(76, 78, 193)  hsl(239, 49%, 53%)  Iris