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#C44B4E

#c44b4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c44b4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 29.41% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.73% magenta, 60.2% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 358.51°, with 50.63% saturation and 53.14% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.1732

Complementary

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #4bc4c1

Split complementary

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #4bc485
  3. #4b8bc4

Analogous

  1. #c44b8b
  2. #c44b4e
  3. #c4854b

Triadic

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #4ec44b
  3. #4b4ec4

Tetradic

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #c4c14b
  3. #4bc4c1
  4. #4b4ec4

Square

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #8bc44b
  3. #4bc4c1
  4. #854bc4

Monochromatic

  1. #591d1f
  2. #923032
  3. #c44b4e
  4. #d78587
  5. #eabebf

Shades

#c44b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #b04446
  3. #9d3c3e
  4. #893537
  5. #762d2f
  6. #622627
  7. #4e1e1f
  8. #3b1717
  9. #270f10
  10. #140808
  11. #000000

Tints

#c44b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #ca5d60
  3. #d06f71
  4. #d68183
  5. #dc9395
  6. #e2a5a7
  7. #e7b7b8
  8. #edc9ca
  9. #f3dbdc
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c44b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c44b4e
  2. #bd5053
  3. #b65658
  4. #b05b5d
  5. #a96062
  6. #a26667
  7. #9b6b6c
  8. #947071
  9. #8e7576
  10. #877b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a6667 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #69634d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #887d4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6334d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #965b4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a36d4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf3e4d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c44b4e {
  color: #c44b4e;
}
Background
.bg-c44b4e {
  background-color: #c44b4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c44b4e {
  border: 2px solid #c44b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c44b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 75 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 51% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c44b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c44b4e, #c4854b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c44b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 75 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.75 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.88 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.98 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.34 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.49 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.01 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.32 #3bb4b1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c44b4e  rgb(196, 75, 78)  hsl(359, 51%, 53%)  Brick Red
#4bc4c1  rgb(75, 196, 193)  hsl(179, 51%, 53%)  Robin Egg Blue
#4ec44b  rgb(78, 196, 75)  hsl(119, 51%, 53%)  Lime Green
#4b4ec4  rgb(75, 78, 196)  hsl(239, 51%, 53%)  Iris