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#C4284F

#c4284f ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4284f is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 15.69% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 79.59% magenta, 59.69% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 345°, with 66.1% saturation and 46.27% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #c4284f
  2. #28c49d

Split complementary

  1. #c4284f
  2. #28c44f
  3. #289dc4

Analogous

  1. #c4289d
  2. #c4284f
  3. #c44f28

Triadic

  1. #c4284f
  2. #4fc428
  3. #284fc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4284f
  2. #c49d28
  3. #28c49d
  4. #284fc4

Square

  1. #c4284f
  2. #9dc428
  3. #28c49d
  4. #4f28c4

Monochromatic

  1. #450e1c
  2. #841b35
  3. #c4284f
  4. #de5b7c
  5. #ea9aae

Shades

#c4284f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4284f
  2. #b02447
  3. #9d203f
  4. #891c37
  5. #76182f
  6. #621428
  7. #4e1020
  8. #3b0c18
  9. #270810
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4284f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4284f
  2. #ca3e61
  3. #d05372
  4. #d66984
  5. #dc7e95
  6. #e294a7
  7. #e7a9b9
  8. #edbfca
  9. #f3d4dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4284f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4284f
  2. #bd3154
  3. #b63a59
  4. #b0425e
  5. #a94b63
  6. #a25468
  7. #9b5d6c
  8. #946671
  9. #8e6e76
  10. #87777b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96555f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #55544f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c734b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d70039 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f464f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5e4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf0443 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4284f {
  color: #c4284f;
}
Background
.bg-c4284f {
  background-color: #c4284f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c4284f {
  border: 2px solid #c4284f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4284f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 40 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 66% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4284f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4284f, #c44f28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4284f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 40 79 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.11 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.52 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.73 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.82 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.59 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.70 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.54 #3bd7b0 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c4284f  rgb(196, 40, 79)  hsl(345, 66%, 46%)  Brick Red
#28c49d  rgb(40, 196, 157)  hsl(165, 66%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#4fc428  rgb(79, 196, 40)  hsl(105, 66%, 46%)  Kelly Green
#284fc4  rgb(40, 79, 196)  hsl(225, 66%, 46%)  Sapphire