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#C74C4E

#c74c4e ≈ Brick Red

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c74c4e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 29.8% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 61.81% magenta, 60.8% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 359.02°, with 52.34% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brick Red (#cb4154), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #4cc7c5

Split complementary

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #4cc787
  3. #4c8cc7

Analogous

  1. #c74c8c
  2. #c74c4e
  3. #c7874c

Triadic

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #4ec74c
  3. #4c4ec7

Tetradic

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #c7c54c
  3. #4cc7c5
  4. #4c4ec7

Square

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #8cc74c
  3. #4cc7c5
  4. #874cc7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d1d1e
  2. #972f31
  3. #c74c4e
  4. #d98688
  5. #ebc1c1

Shades

#c74c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #b34446
  3. #9f3d3e
  4. #8b3537
  5. #772e2f
  6. #642627
  7. #501e1f
  8. #3c1717
  9. #280f10
  10. #140808
  11. #000000

Tints

#c74c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #cd5e60
  3. #d27071
  4. #d88283
  5. #dd9495
  6. #e3a6a7
  7. #e9b7b8
  8. #eec9ca
  9. #f4dbdc
  10. #f9eded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c74c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c74c4e
  2. #c05153
  3. #b95658
  4. #b25c5d
  5. #ab6162
  6. #a46667
  7. #9c6b6c
  8. #957071
  9. #8e7676
  10. #877b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b654d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7f4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da344e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #995c4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a66e4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d23f4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c74c4e {
  color: #c74c4e;
}
Background
.bg-c74c4e {
  background-color: #c74c4e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c74c4e {
  border: 2px solid #c74c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c74c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 76 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 52% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c74c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c74c4e, #c7874c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c74c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 76 78 / 0.35);
}

#cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 4.11 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 4.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.89 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.32 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 6.33 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.49 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.66 #38b3b1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Brick Red
#c74c4e  rgb(199, 76, 78)  hsl(359, 52%, 54%)  Brick Red
#4cc7c5  rgb(76, 199, 197)  hsl(179, 52%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#4ec74c  rgb(78, 199, 76)  hsl(119, 52%, 54%)  Lime Green
#4c4ec7  rgb(76, 78, 199)  hsl(239, 52%, 54%)  Iris