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#C74561

#c74561 ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c74561 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 27.06% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 65.33% magenta, 51.26% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 347.08°, with 53.72% saturation and 52.55% 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 4.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1726

Complementary

  1. #c74561
  2. #45c7ab

Split complementary

  1. #c74561
  2. #45c76a
  3. #45a2c7

Analogous

  1. #c745a2
  2. #c74561
  3. #c76a45

Triadic

  1. #c74561
  2. #61c745
  3. #4561c7

Tetradic

  1. #c74561
  2. #c7ab45
  3. #45c7ab
  4. #4561c7

Square

  1. #c74561
  2. #a2c745
  3. #45c7ab
  4. #6a45c7

Monochromatic

  1. #581b28
  2. #932c42
  3. #c74561
  4. #d98093
  5. #eabbc5

Shades

#c74561 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c74561
  2. #b33e57
  3. #9f374e
  4. #8b3044
  5. #77293a
  6. #642331
  7. #501c27
  8. #3c151d
  9. #280e13
  10. #14070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c74561 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c74561
  2. #cd5871
  3. #d26a81
  4. #d87d90
  5. #dd8fa0
  6. #e3a2b0
  7. #e9b5c0
  8. #eec7d0
  9. #f4dadf
  10. #f9ecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c74561 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c74561
  2. #c04b64
  3. #b95167
  4. #b2576a
  5. #ab5d6d
  6. #a46371
  7. #9c6874
  8. #956e77
  9. #8e747a
  10. #877a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c646c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #636361 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #857d5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d92f50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #965861 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a36b5f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d23957 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c74561 {
  color: #c74561;
}
Background
.bg-c74561 {
  background-color: #c74561;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c74561 {
  border: 2px solid #c74561;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c74561;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 69 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c74561 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c74561, #c76a45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c74561 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 69 97 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.85 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 4.08 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.31 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.52 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 5.74 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.17 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.93 #38ba9e Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c74561  rgb(199, 69, 97)  hsl(347, 54%, 53%)  Brick Red
#45c7ab  rgb(69, 199, 171)  hsl(167, 54%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#61c745  rgb(97, 199, 69)  hsl(107, 54%, 53%)  Lime Green
#4561c7  rgb(69, 97, 199)  hsl(227, 54%, 53%)  Royal Blue