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#C72E52

#c72e52 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c72e52 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 18.04% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 76.88% magenta, 58.79% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 345.88°, with 62.45% saturation and 48.04% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1471

Complementary

  1. #c72e52
  2. #2ec7a3

Split complementary

  1. #c72e52
  2. #2ec756
  3. #2e9fc7

Analogous

  1. #c72e9f
  2. #c72e52
  3. #c7562e

Triadic

  1. #c72e52
  2. #52c72e
  3. #2e52c7

Tetradic

  1. #c72e52
  2. #c7a32e
  3. #2ec7a3
  4. #2e52c7

Square

  1. #c72e52
  2. #9fc72e
  3. #2ec7a3
  4. #562ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #4b111f
  2. #892038
  3. #c72e52
  4. #dc6682
  5. #eaa4b4

Shades

#c72e52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c72e52
  2. #b3294a
  3. #9f2542
  4. #8b2039
  5. #771c31
  6. #641729
  7. #501221
  8. #3c0e19
  9. #280910
  10. #140508
  11. #000000

Tints

#c72e52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c72e52
  2. #cd4363
  3. #d25875
  4. #d86d86
  5. #dd8297
  6. #e397a9
  7. #e9abba
  8. #eec0cb
  9. #f4d5dc
  10. #f9eaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c72e52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c72e52
  2. #c03657
  3. #b93e5b
  4. #b24760
  5. #ab4f64
  6. #a45769
  7. #9c5f6e
  8. #956772
  9. #8e7077
  10. #87787b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995962 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585752 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #80764e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da003d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #924a52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d31446 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c72e52 {
  color: #c72e52;
}
Background
.bg-c72e52 {
  background-color: #c72e52;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c72e52 {
  border: 2px solid #c72e52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c72e52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 46 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 62% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c72e52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c72e52, #c7562e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c72e52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 46 82 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.08 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.06 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.08 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 5.57 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.86 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.37 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.75 #38d1ad Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c72e52  rgb(199, 46, 82)  hsl(346, 62%, 48%)  Brick Red
#2ec7a3  rgb(46, 199, 163)  hsl(166, 62%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#52c72e  rgb(82, 199, 46)  hsl(106, 62%, 48%)  Lime Green
#2e52c7  rgb(46, 82, 199)  hsl(226, 62%, 48%)  Sapphire