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#C55166

#c55166 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c55166 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 58.88% magenta, 48.22% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 349.14°, 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.1871

Complementary

  1. #c55166
  2. #51c5b0

Split complementary

  1. #c55166
  2. #51c576
  3. #51a0c5

Analogous

  1. #c551a0
  2. #c55166
  3. #c57651

Triadic

  1. #c55166
  2. #66c551
  3. #5166c5

Tetradic

  1. #c55166
  2. #c5b051
  3. #51c5b0
  4. #5166c5

Square

  1. #c55166
  2. #a0c551
  3. #51c5b0
  4. #7651c5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e1f2b
  2. #973245
  3. #c55166
  4. #d88a98
  5. #ebc4cb

Shades

#c55166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c55166
  2. #b1495c
  3. #9e4152
  4. #8a3947
  5. #76313d
  6. #632933
  7. #4f2029
  8. #3b181f
  9. #271014
  10. #14080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c55166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c55166
  2. #cb6275
  3. #d17485
  4. #d68594
  5. #dc97a3
  6. #e2a8b3
  7. #e8b9c2
  8. #eecbd1
  9. #f3dce0
  10. #f9eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c55166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c55166
  2. #be5669
  3. #b75a6b
  4. #b05f6e
  5. #a96470
  6. #a36973
  7. #9c6d76
  8. #957278
  9. #8e777b
  10. #877b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6966 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888163 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d64159 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #976066 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a47164 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf485e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c55166 {
  color: #c55166;
}
Background
.bg-c55166 {
  background-color: #c55166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c55166 {
  border: 2px solid #c55166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c55166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 81 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 50% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c55166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c55166, #c57651);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c55166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 81 102 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.65 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.40 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.98 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 7.02 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.24 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.35 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.63 #3aae99 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c55166  rgb(197, 81, 102)  hsl(349, 50%, 55%)  Brick Red
#51c5b0  rgb(81, 197, 176)  hsl(169, 50%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#66c551  rgb(102, 197, 81)  hsl(109, 50%, 55%)  Mantis
#5166c5  rgb(81, 102, 197)  hsl(229, 50%, 55%)  Royal Blue