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#C42E4E

#c42e4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c42e4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 18.04% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.53% magenta, 60.2% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 347.2°, with 61.98% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.1424

Complementary

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #2ec4a4

Split complementary

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #2ec459
  3. #2e99c4

Analogous

  1. #c42e99
  2. #c42e4e
  3. #c4592e

Triadic

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #4ec42e
  3. #2e4ec4

Tetradic

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #c4a42e
  3. #2ec4a4
  4. #2e4ec4

Square

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #99c42e
  3. #2ec4a4
  4. #592ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #48111d
  2. #861f35
  3. #c42e4e
  4. #db647d
  5. #e9a2b1

Shades

#c42e4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #b02946
  3. #9d253e
  4. #892037
  5. #761c2f
  6. #621727
  7. #4e121f
  8. #3b0e17
  9. #270910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#c42e4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #ca4360
  3. #d05871
  4. #d66d83
  5. #dc8295
  6. #e297a7
  7. #e7abb8
  8. #edc0ca
  9. #f3d5dc
  10. #f9eaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c42e4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c42e4e
  2. #bd3653
  3. #b63e58
  4. #b0475d
  5. #a94f62
  6. #a25767
  7. #9b5f6c
  8. #946771
  9. #8e7076
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965760 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58564e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e754a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7003c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90494e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f604c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf1444 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c42e4e {
  color: #c42e4e;
}
Background
.bg-c42e4e {
  background-color: #c42e4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c42e4e {
  border: 2px solid #c42e4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c42e4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 46 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c42e4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c42e4e, #c4592e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c42e4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 46 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.12 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.86 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.99 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 6.06 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.54 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.71 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.99 #3bd1b1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c42e4e  rgb(196, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 62%, 47%)  Brick Red
#2ec4a4  rgb(46, 196, 164)  hsl(167, 62%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#4ec42e  rgb(78, 196, 46)  hsl(107, 62%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2e4ec4  rgb(46, 78, 196)  hsl(227, 62%, 47%)  Sapphire