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#C55152

#c55152 ≈ Indian Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c55152 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 31.76% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.88% magenta, 58.38% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 359.48°, with 50% saturation and 54.51% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Indian Red (#cd5c5c), ΔE 3.48.

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Relative luminance0.1836

Complementary

  1. #c55152
  2. #51c5c4

Split complementary

  1. #c55152
  2. #51c58a
  3. #518cc5

Analogous

  1. #c5518c
  2. #c55152
  3. #c58a51

Triadic

  1. #c55152
  2. #52c551
  3. #5152c5

Tetradic

  1. #c55152
  2. #c5c451
  3. #51c5c4
  4. #5152c5

Square

  1. #c55152
  2. #8cc551
  3. #51c5c4
  4. #8a51c5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1f20
  2. #973233
  3. #c55152
  4. #d88a8b
  5. #ebc4c4

Shades

#c55152 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c55152
  2. #b1494a
  3. #9e4142
  4. #8a3939
  5. #763131
  6. #632929
  7. #4f2021
  8. #3b1819
  9. #271010
  10. #140808
  11. #000000

Tints

#c55152 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c55152
  2. #cb6263
  3. #d17475
  4. #d68586
  5. #dc9797
  6. #e2a8a9
  7. #e8b9ba
  8. #eecbcb
  9. #f3dcdc
  10. #f9eeee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c55152 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c55152
  2. #be5657
  3. #b75a5b
  4. #b05f60
  5. #a96464
  6. #a36969
  7. #9c6d6e
  8. #957272
  9. #8e7777
  10. #877b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c6a6a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d6751 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b804f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d73c52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #985f52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d04552 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c55152 {
  color: #c55152;
}
Background
.bg-c55152 {
  background-color: #c55152;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c55152 {
  border: 2px solid #c55152;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c55152;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 81 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 50% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c55152 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c55152, #c58a51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c55152 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 81 82 / 0.35);
}

#cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 3.48 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.44 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.86 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 6.89 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.15 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.37 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 8.45 #3aaead Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Indian Red
#c55152  rgb(197, 81, 82)  hsl(359, 50%, 55%)  Indian Red
#51c5c4  rgb(81, 197, 196)  hsl(179, 50%, 55%)  Robin Egg Blue
#52c551  rgb(82, 197, 81)  hsl(119, 50%, 55%)  Mantis
#5152c5  rgb(81, 82, 197)  hsl(239, 50%, 55%)  Iris