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#C8174D

#c8174d ≈ Ruby

  • rose
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8174d is a color from the rose family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 9.02% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 88.5% magenta, 61.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 341.69°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ruby (#e0115f), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.1343

Complementary

  1. #c8174d
  2. #17c892

Split complementary

  1. #c8174d
  2. #17c839
  3. #17a6c8

Analogous

  1. #c817a6
  2. #c8174d
  3. #c83917

Triadic

  1. #c8174d
  2. #4dc817
  3. #174dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8174d
  2. #c89217
  3. #17c892
  4. #174dc8

Square

  1. #c8174d
  2. #a6c817
  3. #17c892
  4. #3917c8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0718
  2. #830f33
  3. #c8174d
  4. #e94275
  5. #f187a7

Shades

#c8174d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8174d
  2. #b41545
  3. #a0123e
  4. #8c1036
  5. #780e2e
  6. #640c27
  7. #50091f
  8. #3c0717
  9. #28050f
  10. #140208
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8174d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8174d
  2. #ce2e5f
  3. #d34571
  4. #d95d82
  5. #de7494
  6. #e48ba6
  7. #e9a2b8
  8. #efb9ca
  9. #f4d1db
  10. #fae8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8174d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8174d
  2. #c12252
  3. #ba2c57
  4. #b2375c
  5. #ab4161
  6. #a44c67
  7. #9d566c
  8. #966171
  9. #8e6b76
  10. #87767b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97525d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51504e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c7348 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db0031 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90404d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a05c4a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4003e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8174d {
  color: #c8174d;
}
Background
.bg-c8174d {
  background-color: #c8174d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c8174d {
  border: 2px solid #c8174d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8174d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 23 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 342 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8174d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8174d, #c83917);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8174d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 23 77 / 0.35);
}

#e0115f Ruby ΔE 5.57 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 5.66 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.70 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 6.10 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 6.53 #de3163 Cerise ΔE 6.90 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 7.68 #37e8b2 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ruby
#c8174d  rgb(200, 23, 77)  hsl(342, 79%, 44%)  Ruby
#17c892  rgb(23, 200, 146)  hsl(162, 79%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#4dc817  rgb(77, 200, 23)  hsl(102, 79%, 44%)  Lime Green
#174dc8  rgb(23, 77, 200)  hsl(222, 79%, 44%)  Sapphire