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#C52D54

#c52d54 ≈ Brick Red

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c52d54 is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 17.65% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.16% magenta, 57.36% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 344.61°, with 62.81% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #c52d54
  2. #2dc59e

Split complementary

  1. #c52d54
  2. #2dc552
  3. #2da0c5

Analogous

  1. #c52da0
  2. #c52d54
  3. #c5522d

Triadic

  1. #c52d54
  2. #54c52d
  3. #2d54c5

Tetradic

  1. #c52d54
  2. #c59e2d
  3. #2dc59e
  4. #2d54c5

Square

  1. #c52d54
  2. #a0c52d
  3. #2dc59e
  4. #522dc5

Monochromatic

  1. #48111f
  2. #871f39
  3. #c52d54
  4. #db6382
  5. #eaa1b4

Shades

#c52d54 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c52d54
  2. #b1294c
  3. #9e2443
  4. #8a203b
  5. #761b32
  6. #63172a
  7. #4f1222
  8. #3b0e19
  9. #270911
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#c52d54 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c52d54
  2. #cb4265
  3. #d15776
  4. #d66c87
  5. #dc8198
  6. #e296aa
  7. #e8abbb
  8. #eec0cc
  9. #f3d5dd
  10. #f9eaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c52d54 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c52d54
  2. #be3558
  3. #b73e5d
  4. #b04661
  5. #a94e66
  6. #a3576a
  7. #9c5f6e
  8. #956773
  9. #8e6f77
  10. #87787c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975862 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #575655 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e7550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8003e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #904954 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f6052 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d01348 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c52d54 {
  color: #c52d54;
}
Background
.bg-c52d54 {
  background-color: #c52d54;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c52d54 {
  border: 2px solid #c52d54;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c52d54;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 45 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 345 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c52d54 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c52d54, #c5522d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c52d54 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 45 84 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.92 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.00 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.22 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.73 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 5.75 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 6.58 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.00 #3ad2ab Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c52d54  rgb(197, 45, 84)  hsl(345, 63%, 47%)  Brick Red
#2dc59e  rgb(45, 197, 158)  hsl(165, 63%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#54c52d  rgb(84, 197, 45)  hsl(105, 63%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#2d54c5  rgb(45, 84, 197)  hsl(225, 63%, 47%)  Sapphire