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#C73C4E

#c73c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c73c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 23.53% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 69.85% magenta, 60.8% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 352.23°, with 55.38% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1592

Complementary

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #3cc7b5

Split complementary

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #3cc76f
  3. #3c93c7

Analogous

  1. #c73c93
  2. #c73c4e
  3. #c76f3c

Triadic

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #4ec73c
  3. #3c4ec7

Tetradic

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #c7b53c
  3. #3cc7b5
  4. #3c4ec7

Square

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #93c73c
  3. #3cc7b5
  4. #6f3cc7

Monochromatic

  1. #52181f
  2. #8e2936
  3. #c73c4e
  4. #d87784
  5. #e9b3ba

Shades

#c73c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #b33646
  3. #9f303e
  4. #8b2a37
  5. #77242f
  6. #641e27
  7. #50181f
  8. #3c1217
  9. #280c10
  10. #140608
  11. #000000

Tints

#c73c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #cd5060
  3. #d26371
  4. #d87783
  5. #dd8a95
  6. #e39ea7
  7. #e9b1b8
  8. #eec5ca
  9. #f4d8dc
  10. #f9eced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c73c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c73c4e
  2. #c04353
  3. #b94a58
  4. #b2505d
  5. #ab5762
  6. #a45e67
  7. #9c656c
  8. #956c71
  9. #8e7276
  10. #87797b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a5f63 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615d4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #847a4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da1744 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95514e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a3674c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d32a48 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c73c4e {
  color: #c73c4e;
}
Background
.bg-c73c4e {
  background-color: #c73c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c73c4e {
  border: 2px solid #c73c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c73c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 60 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 352 55% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c73c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c73c4e, #c76f3c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c73c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 60 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 1.68 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 4.95 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 5.20 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 5.26 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.69 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 6.87 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 7.21 #38c3b1 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c73c4e  rgb(199, 60, 78)  hsl(352, 55%, 51%)  Brick Red
#3cc7b5  rgb(60, 199, 181)  hsl(172, 55%, 51%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ec73c  rgb(78, 199, 60)  hsl(112, 55%, 51%)  Lime Green
#3c4ec7  rgb(60, 78, 199)  hsl(232, 55%, 51%)  Iris