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#C65166

#c65166 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c65166 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 31.76% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 59.09% magenta, 48.48% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 349.23°, with 50.65% saturation and 54.71% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.1885

Complementary

  1. #c65166
  2. #51c6b1

Split complementary

  1. #c65166
  2. #51c677
  3. #51a1c6

Analogous

  1. #c651a1
  2. #c65166
  3. #c67751

Triadic

  1. #c65166
  2. #66c651
  3. #5166c6

Tetradic

  1. #c65166
  2. #c6b151
  3. #51c6b1
  4. #5166c6

Square

  1. #c65166
  2. #a1c651
  3. #51c6b1
  4. #7751c6

Monochromatic

  1. #5f1f2b
  2. #993244
  3. #c65166
  4. #d98b99
  5. #ecc4cb

Shades

#c65166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c65166
  2. #b2495c
  3. #9e4152
  4. #8b3947
  5. #77313d
  6. #632933
  7. #4f2029
  8. #3b181f
  9. #281014
  10. #14080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c65166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c65166
  2. #cc6275
  3. #d17485
  4. #d78594
  5. #dd97a3
  6. #e3a8b3
  7. #e8b9c2
  8. #eecbd1
  9. #f4dce0
  10. #f9eef0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c65166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c65166
  2. #bf5669
  3. #b85a6b
  4. #b15f6e
  5. #aa6470
  6. #a36973
  7. #9c6d76
  8. #957278
  9. #8e777b
  10. #877b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6b71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a6966 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #888163 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d74059 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #986166 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a57164 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0485e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c65166 {
  color: #c65166;
}
Background
.bg-c65166 {
  background-color: #c65166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c65166 {
  border: 2px solid #c65166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c65166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 81 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 349 51% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c65166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c65166, #c67751);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c65166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 81 102 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.59 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.31 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 6.84 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 6.96 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 7.20 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 7.28 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 7.48 #39ae99 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c65166  rgb(198, 81, 102)  hsl(349, 51%, 55%)  Brick Red
#51c6b1  rgb(81, 198, 177)  hsl(169, 51%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#66c651  rgb(102, 198, 81)  hsl(109, 51%, 55%)  Mantis
#5166c6  rgb(81, 102, 198)  hsl(229, 51%, 55%)  Royal Blue