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#C51D4E

#c51d4e ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c51d4e is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 11.37% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 85.28% magenta, 60.41% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 342.5°, with 74.34% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 5.78.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.133

Complementary

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #1dc594

Split complementary

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #1dc540
  3. #1da2c5

Analogous

  1. #c51da2
  2. #c51d4e
  3. #c5401d

Triadic

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #4ec51d
  3. #1d4ec5

Tetradic

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #c5941d
  3. #1dc594
  4. #1d4ec5

Square

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #a2c51d
  3. #1dc594
  4. #401dc5

Monochromatic

  1. #400919
  2. #821334
  3. #c51d4e
  4. #e44a77
  5. #ee8da9

Shades

#c51d4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #b11a46
  3. #9e173e
  4. #8a1437
  5. #76112f
  6. #630f27
  7. #4f0c1f
  8. #3b0917
  9. #270610
  10. #140308
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51d4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #cb3460
  3. #d14a71
  4. #d66183
  5. #dc7795
  6. #e28ea7
  7. #e8a5b8
  8. #eebbca
  9. #f3d2dc
  10. #f9e8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51d4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51d4e
  2. #be2753
  3. #b73158
  4. #b03b5d
  5. #a94562
  6. #a34f67
  7. #9c586c
  8. #956271
  9. #8e6c76
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #96525d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51504f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b724a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d80034 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f414e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e5c4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d10040 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51d4e {
  color: #c51d4e;
}
Background
.bg-c51d4e {
  background-color: #c51d4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51d4e {
  border: 2px solid #c51d4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51d4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 29 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 343 74% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51d4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51d4e, #c5401d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51d4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 29 78 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.78 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.90 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.94 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.16 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.48 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 7.03 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 8.08 #3ae2b1 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Ruby
#c51d4e  rgb(197, 29, 78)  hsl(343, 74%, 44%)  Ruby
#1dc594  rgb(29, 197, 148)  hsl(163, 74%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4ec51d  rgb(78, 197, 29)  hsl(103, 74%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#1d4ec5  rgb(29, 78, 197)  hsl(223, 74%, 44%)  Sapphire