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#C42B4E

#c42b4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c42b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 16.86% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 78.06% magenta, 60.2% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 346.27°, with 64.02% 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 5.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.1401

Complementary

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #2bc4a1

Split complementary

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #2bc454
  3. #2b9bc4

Analogous

  1. #c42b9b
  2. #c42b4e
  3. #c4542b

Triadic

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #4ec42b
  3. #2b4ec4

Tetradic

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #c4a12b
  3. #2bc4a1
  4. #2b4ec4

Square

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #9bc42b
  3. #2bc4a1
  4. #542bc4

Monochromatic

  1. #470f1c
  2. #851d35
  3. #c42b4e
  4. #dc5f7c
  5. #ea9eb0

Shades

#c42b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #b02746
  3. #9d223e
  4. #891e37
  5. #761a2f
  6. #621627
  7. #4e111f
  8. #3b0d17
  9. #270910
  10. #140408
  11. #000000

Tints

#c42b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #ca4060
  3. #d05571
  4. #d66b83
  5. #dc8095
  6. #e295a7
  7. #e7aab8
  8. #edbfca
  9. #f3d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c42b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c42b4e
  2. #bd3453
  3. #b63c58
  4. #b0455d
  5. #a94d62
  6. #a25667
  7. #9b5e6c
  8. #946771
  9. #8e6f76
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96565f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #56554e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d744a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7003a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90474e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f5f4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d00d43 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c42b4e {
  color: #c42b4e;
}
Background
.bg-c42b4e {
  background-color: #c42b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c42b4e {
  border: 2px solid #c42b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c42b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 43 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 64% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c42b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c42b4e, #c4542b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c42b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 43 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.58 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.03 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.94 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.95 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.61 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.00 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 7.17 #3bd4b1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c42b4e  rgb(196, 43, 78)  hsl(346, 64%, 47%)  Brick Red
#2bc4a1  rgb(43, 196, 161)  hsl(166, 64%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#4ec42b  rgb(78, 196, 43)  hsl(106, 64%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2b4ec4  rgb(43, 78, 196)  hsl(226, 64%, 47%)  Sapphire