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#C23E4E

#c23e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c23e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 24.31% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.04% magenta, 59.79% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 352.73°, with 51.97% 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 5.13:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 2.26.

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Relative luminance0.1546

Complementary

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #3ec2b2

Split complementary

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #3ec270
  3. #3e90c2

Analogous

  1. #c23e90
  2. #c23e4e
  3. #c2703e

Triadic

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #4ec23e
  3. #3e4ec2

Tetradic

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #c2b23e
  3. #3ec2b2
  4. #3e4ec2

Square

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #90c23e
  3. #3ec2b2
  4. #703ec2

Monochromatic

  1. #4e191f
  2. #882b36
  3. #c23e4e
  4. #d47883
  5. #e7b2b9

Shades

#c23e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #af3846
  3. #9b323e
  4. #882b37
  5. #74252f
  6. #611f27
  7. #4e191f
  8. #3a1317
  9. #270c10
  10. #130608
  11. #000000

Tints

#c23e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #c85160
  3. #ce6571
  4. #d47883
  5. #da8b95
  6. #e19fa7
  7. #e7b2b8
  8. #edc5ca
  9. #f3d8dc
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c23e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c23e4e
  2. #bb4553
  3. #b54b58
  4. #ae525d
  5. #a85862
  6. #a15f67
  7. #9a666c
  8. #946c71
  9. #8d7376
  10. #87797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975e62 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605c4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82784b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d41f45 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92524e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0664c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd2e49 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c23e4e {
  color: #c23e4e;
}
Background
.bg-c23e4e {
  background-color: #c23e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c23e4e {
  border: 2px solid #c23e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c23e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 62 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 52% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c23e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c23e4e, #c2703e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c23e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 62 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 2.26 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.90 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.86 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.17 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.21 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.40 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.42 #3dc1b1 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c23e4e  rgb(194, 62, 78)  hsl(353, 52%, 50%)  Brick Red
#3ec2b2  rgb(62, 194, 178)  hsl(173, 52%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#4ec23e  rgb(78, 194, 62)  hsl(113, 52%, 50%)  Lime Green
#3e4ec2  rgb(62, 78, 194)  hsl(233, 52%, 50%)  Iris